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Gladusaurus Productions (formerly known as Dinosaur Pictures from 1990-97) was a Canadian privately-owned film production company that was founded in 1990 as an independent film company, and it was the predecessor to Corus Pictures. It also had a division named Comet Pictures was founded in 1991 by Catherine Fisher.

Founding and beginnings (1990-94)
The company was originally founded by Michael Mason on April 30, 1990 with its main studio in Toronto, Ontario, Canada along with studios in Boston, Shanghai, Moscow, and Los Angeles. The Moscow studio later closed in 1999, while the Boston, Shanghai, and Los Angeles studios were bought out by Clearwater Animation in 2018.

In 1991, Dinosaur Pictures announced that a new division named, Comet Pictures will be founded in the year by Mike's friend, Catherine Fisher.

In 1994, Michael Mason created his own television series, Marcus Troy, which aired from 1994 to 2014.

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Expansion into feature films and themed entertainment (1995-2002)
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Continued success (2003-14)
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Decline and Closure (2015-16)
On December 25, 2016, it was announced that Gladusaurus Productions would cease operations on December 31 due to declining sales and Michael Gladusaur retiring from writing and producing films, and it's production facilities will be relocated to its successor, Corus Pictures.

It was also announced in 2016 that all of their franchises will be transferred to Corus Entertainment, but they will keep the Gladusaurus name for the sake of avoiding confusion.

Logo
The logo mainly consists of the company's name with "Gladusaurus" in one font, and "Productions" in another. The logo is mainly used on promotional material of Gladusaurus movies and at the end of said movies since the release of Storm Surge in 2001.

Trivia

 * The company's name is a pun on the term "glad you saw us", referring to The Wiggles Movie. It also refers to Dorothy the Dinosaur.
 * The name was created by the Wiggles as a replacement for Dinosaur Pictures.