List of dinosaurs

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This list of dinosaurs is a comprehensive listing of all genera that have ever been included in the superorder Dinosauria, excluding birds (Class Aves - see Fossil Birds) and purely vernacular terms. The list includes all commonly accepted genera, but also genera that are now considered invalid, doubtful (nomen dubium), or were not formally published (nomen nudum), as well as junior synonyms of more established names, and genera that are no longer considered dinosaurs (many listed dinosaurs have since been reclassified as everything from birds to crocodilians to petrified wood). The list contains 1136 names, of which approximately 760 are considered valid dinosaur genera or nomina dubia.

[edit] Scope and terminology

There is no official, canonical list of dinosaur genera. The closest is the Dinosaur Genera List, compiled by biological nomenclature expert George Olshevsky, which was first published online in 1995 and is regularly updated. The most authoritative general source in the field is the second (2004) edition of The Dinosauria. All citations are based on Olshevsky's list, and all subjective determinations (such as junior synonymy or non-dinosaurian status) are based on The Dinosauria, except where they conflict with primary literature. These exceptions are noted.

Naming conventions and terminology follow the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. Technical terms used include:

  • Junior synonym: A name which describes the same taxon as a previously published name. If two or more genera are formally designated and the type specimens are later assigned to the same genus, the first to be published (in chronological order) is the senior synonym, and all other instances are junior synonyms. Senior synonyms are generally used, except by special decision of the ICZN (see Tyrannosaurus), but junior synonyms cannot be used again, even if deprecated. Junior synonymy is often subjective, unless the genera described were both based on the same type specimen.
  • Nomen nudum (Latin for "naked name"): A name that has appeared in print but has not yet been formally published by the standards of the ICZN. Nomina nuda (the plural form) are invalid, and are therefore not italicized as a proper generic name would be. If the name is later formally published, that name is no longer a nomen nudum and will be italicized on this list. Often, the formally published name will differ from any nomina nuda that describe the same specimen.
  • Nomen oblitum (Latin for "forgotten name"): A name that has not been used in the scientific community for more than fifty years after its original proposal.
  • Preoccupied name: A name that is formally published, but which has already been used for another taxon. This second use is invalid (as are all subsequent uses) and the name must be replaced. As preoccupied names are not valid generic names, they will also go unitalicized on this list.
  • Nomen dubium (Latin for "dubious name"): A name describing a fossil with no unique diagnostic features. As this can be an extremely subjective and controversial designation (see Hadrosaurus), this term is not used on this list.

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Abelisaurus skull.
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Abelisaurus skull.
Replica of an Allosaurus skeleton.
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Replica of an Allosaurus skeleton.
Model of Archaeopteryx.
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Model of Archaeopteryx.

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Model of Beipiaosaurus in an artificial setting.
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Model of Beipiaosaurus in an artificial setting.
Sketch of two Brachiosaurus.
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Sketch of two Brachiosaurus.

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Camarasaurus skull.
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Camarasaurus skull.
Obsolete sketch of Ceratosaurus.
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Obsolete sketch of Ceratosaurus.
Drawing of the movement of a Corythosaurus.
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Drawing of the movement of a Corythosaurus.

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Deinonychus skull.
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Deinonychus skull.
The painting Laelaps by Charles Knight, depicting two Dryptosaurus fighting.
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The painting Laelaps by Charles Knight, depicting two Dryptosaurus fighting.

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Edmontosaurus skull.
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Edmontosaurus skull.
Sketch of Euoplocephalus.
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Sketch of Euoplocephalus.

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Skeleton of Giraffatitan.
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Skeleton of Giraffatitan.

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Early sketch of Hadrosaurus.
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Early sketch of Hadrosaurus.
Drawing of Huayangosaurus.
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Drawing of Huayangosaurus.

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Early, inaccurate sketch of two Iguanodon.
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Early, inaccurate sketch of two Iguanodon.

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Kentrosaurus skeleton.
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Kentrosaurus skeleton.

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Drawing of a Leptoceratops.
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Drawing of a Leptoceratops.
Remain of a Lophorhothon skull.
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Remain of a Lophorhothon skull.

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Sketch of the sauropod Mamenchisaurus.
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Sketch of the sauropod Mamenchisaurus.
Cast of a Muttaburrasaurus skeleton.
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Cast of a Muttaburrasaurus skeleton.

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Sketch of a Nanotyrannus.
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Sketch of a Nanotyrannus.

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Ornitholestes sketch.
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Ornitholestes sketch.

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Parasaurolophus sketch.
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Parasaurolophus sketch.
Life-sized model of a Procompsognathus.
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Life-sized model of a Procompsognathus.

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Profile sketch of the head of Rinchenia.
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Profile sketch of the head of Rinchenia.

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3D rendering of a Seismosaurus.
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3D rendering of a Seismosaurus.
Early sketch of a Struthiomimus.
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Early sketch of a Struthiomimus.

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Tarbosaurus skeleton.
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Tarbosaurus skeleton.
Tyrannosaurus skull.
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Tyrannosaurus skull.

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Ultrasaurus drawing.
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Ultrasaurus drawing.

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Feathered drawing of a Velociraptor.
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Feathered drawing of a Velociraptor.

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[edit] Notes

Uncited genera names can be attributed to Olshevsky, 2006.

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ [2]
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag Lambert, D. 1993. "A to Z of Dinosaurs" In: The Ultimate Dinosaur Book. Dorling Kindersley.
  4. ^ Worth, G. (Ed.). N.d. Chondrosteus. In The Dinosaur Encyclopedia. Retrieved December 4, 2006[3]. Attributes mispelling to Huene, F. von. 1907–1908. Die Dinosaurier der europaischen Triasformation mit Beriicksichtigung der aussereuropaischen Vorkominnisse. Geol. Paleontol. Abhandl. Suppl. 1, pp. 1–419.
  5. ^ Alifanov, V.R. & A.O. Averianov 2003. Палеонтология: Ферганозавр Верзилина. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology Vol. 23. №2. pp. 358-372.
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  7. ^ Worth, G. (Ed.). N.d. Tenchisaurus. In The Dinosaur Encyclopedia. Retrieved March 16, 2006[5]. Attributes misspelling to a Japanese guide to a Chinese dinosaur exhibit, 1981. And also to Glut, 1982.

[edit] References

  • Lambert, D. 1993. "A to Z of Dinosaurs" In: The Ultimate Dinosaur Book. Dorling Kindersley, 192 pp. ISBN 0-7513-0047-0
  • Olshevsky, G. February 2, 2006. Dinosaur Genera List. Retrieved March 16, 2006.
  • Tweet, J. N.d. Thescelosaurus!. Retrieved March 16, 2006.
  • Walters, M., Paker, J. 1995. Dictionary of Prehistoric Life. Claremont Books. ISBN 1-85471-648-4.
  • Weishampel, D. B., Peter Dodson, and Halszka Osmólska (Eds.). 2004. The Dinosauria, Second Edition. University of California Press, 861 pp. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
  • Worth, G. (Ed.). N.d. The Dinosaur Encyclopedia. Retrieved March 16, 2006.
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