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Dinosaur is a new word of about 175 years or so. Dragon is one word refered in the Bible to large animals.

In Job: 40

"15": Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.

"16": Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly.

"17": He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together.

"18": His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron.

You can interpret any way you wish but please explain what know living animal has a tail as large as a ceder tree, let alone the rest of the statement.
If you read further in the same chapter you will see reference to the beast drinking up the river Jordan, sounds like a large animal to me.

Now this was after the global flood of Noah's day. It is speculation on many that if the animals were baby's at the time of the flood they would eat less, sleep longer during their 1 year stay on the ark. This would allow for more animals kinds, which would repopulate the earth with different varieties as populations became isolated as ice melted and continent masses became defined.
Also having young animals would allow them to live longer after the flood to propagate more.

It is speculation on many that if the animals were baby's at the time of the flood they would eat less, sleep longer during their 1 year stay on the ark. This would allow for more animals kinds, which would repopulate the earth with different varieties as populations became isolated as ice melted and continent masses became defined.

You seem to be suggesting that glaciers and large ice masses would somehow survive a one year global flood. Can you point to any undewater glaciers that we have today to support that contention?

While you're at it, give me the biblical timetable where Noah dropped off the marsupials on Australia, the bison in North America, a few monkeys in both central america and Africa, before first spotting dry land at Ararat.

My version of the bible is really skimpy on those necessary details.

"17": He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together.

p>"You can interpret any way you wish but please explain what know living animal has a tail as large as a ceder tree, let alone the rest of the statement.

Are you sure the passage was about his tail? And just what are his 'stones'?

I think if you check other translations of the Bible you will find the passage is about his reproductive organs.

The passage doesn't sound like it was talking about size but rigidity, or movement.

"If you read further in the same chapter you will see reference to the beast drinking up the river Jordan, sounds like a large animal to me.

It also sounds like an exaggeration. No animal, including a Supersaurus or an Argentinasaurus could drink up the river Jordan.