List of dinosaurs

Mounted skeletons of Tyrannosaurus (left) and Apatosaurus (right) at the AMNH.

This list of dinosaurs is a comprehensive listing of all genera that have ever been included in the superorder Dinosauria, excluding class Aves (birds, both living and those known only from fossils) 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 1215 names, of which approximately 823 are considered either valid dinosaur genera or nomina dubia.

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. The vast majority of 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:

A

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Abelisaurus skull.
Replica of an Allosaurus skeleton.
Model of Archaeopteryx.
Artist's restoration of a trio of Aucasaurus.

B

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Sketch of two Brachiosaurus.

C

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

D

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

E

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Edmontosaurus skull.
Sketch of Euoplocephalus.

F

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Life restoration of Fukuiraptor.

G

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Skeleton of Brachiosaurus brancai, also known as Giraffatitan.

H

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Early sketch of Hadrosaurus.
Drawing of Huayangosaurus.

I

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Early, inaccurate sketch of two Iguanodon.

J

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Life restoration of Jinfengopteryx.

K

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Kentrosaurus skeleton.

L

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Drawing of a Leptoceratops.
Remains of a Lophorhothon skull.

M

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

N

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Artist's restoration of a pair of Nanshiungosaurus.

O

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Ornitholestes sketch.

P

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

Q

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R

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Profile sketch of the head of Rinchenia.

S

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Artist's restoration of a pair of Saltasaurus.
Artist's restoration of Segisaurus.
Artist's restoration of Sellosaurus.
Early sketch of a Struthiomimus.

T

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Tarbosaurus skeleton.
Tyrannosaurus skull.

U

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Illustration of the skull of Udanoceratops.

V

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Drawing of a Velociraptor.

W

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X

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Y

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Artist's restoration of Yunnanosaurus.

Z

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Artist's restoration of Zalmoxes.

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Notes

Uncited genera names can be attributed to Olshevsky, 2007. Dalianraptor is listed by Olshevsky, but omitted from this list, since it has not been described as a dinosaur in a published source.

  1. ↑ Ryan, M.J., A.P. Russell, D.A. Eberth & P.J. Currie 2001. The Taphonomy of a Centrosaurus (Ornithischia: Certopsidae) Bone Bed from the Dinosaur Park Formation (Upper Campanian), Alberta, Canada, with Comments on Cranial Ontogeny. Palaios 16 (5): 482–506.
  2. ↑ Taylor, M. (12 February 2005). Re: Raptor Red and Heyday Of The Giants. Dinosaur Mailing List.
  3. ↑ Williams, T. (13 February 2005). Re: Raptor Red and Heyday Of The Giants. Dinosaur Mailing List.
  4. ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 4.23 4.24 4.25 4.26 4.27 4.28 4.29 4.30 4.31 Lambert, D. 1993. "A to Z of Dinosaurs" In: The Ultimate Dinosaur Book. Dorling Kindersley.
  5. ↑ Worth, G. (Ed.). N.d. Chondrosteus. In: The Dinosaur Encyclopedia. Retrieved December 4, 2006. Attributes misspelling to Huene, F. von. 1907–1908. Die Dinosaurier der europaischen Triasformation mit Beriicksichtigung der aussereuropaischen Vorkominnisse. Geol. Paleontol. Abhandl. Suppl. 1, pp. 1–419.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Nesbitt, S.J., R.B. Irmis & W.G. Parker 2007. A Critical Re-Evaluation Of The Late Triassic Dinosaur Taxa Of North America. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 5: 209-243.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Mateus, O (2008). "Two ornithischian dinosaurs renamed: Microceratops Bohlin 1953 and Diceratops Lull 1905". Journal of Paleontology 82 (2): 423. doi:10.1666/07-069.1. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Sereno, P.C. and Brusatte, S.L. 2008. "Basal abelisaurid and carcharodontosaurid theropods from the Lower Cretaceous Elrhaz Formation of Niger". Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 53 (1): 15–46.
  9. ↑ Lu Junchang; Li Tianguang; Zhong Shimin; Ji Qiang; and Li Shaoxue (2008). "A new mamenchisaurid dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic of Yuanmou, Yunnan Province, China". Acta Geologica Sinica 82 (1): 17–26. 
  10. ↑ Alifanov, V.R. & A.O. Averianov 2003. Палеонтология: Ферганозавр Верзилина. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology Vol. 23. №2. pp. 358-372.
  11. ↑ Smith, Nathan D.; and Pol, Diego (2007). "Anatomy of a basal sauropodomorph dinosaur from the Early Jurassic Hanson Formation of Antarctica" (PDF). Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 52 (4): 657–674. http://www.app.pan.pl/acta52/app52-657.pdf. 
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Rana, A.N. 2006. Country’s first dinosaur fossils. DAWN March 25, 2006.
  13. ↑ Filippi, L.S.; and Garrido, A.C. (2008). "Pitekunsaurus macayai gen. et sp. nov., new titanosaur (Saurischia, Sauropoda) from Upper Cretaceous Neuquén Basin, Argentina". Ameghiniana 45 (3): 575-590. 
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Godefroit, P., Hai, S., Yu, T., and Lauters, P. (2008). "New hadrosaurid dinosaurs from the uppermost Cretaceous of north−eastern China". Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 53 (1): 47–74.
  15. ↑ Olshevsky, G. (February 9 2001). Sauropodus. Dinosaur Mailing List.
  16. ↑ This is not a hoax but a pre-Linnaean name, like Rutellum, applied to what would now be recognized as a theropod, perhaps Megalosaurus. For additional information, please see George Olshevsky's Dinosaur Genera List, The Theropod Database, The Dinosaur Enyclopaedia at Dino Russ's Lair, or Dinogenera (French).
  17. ↑ Chiappe, Luis M.; Dyke, Gareth J. (2006). "The Early Evolutionary History of Birds". Journal of the Paleontological Society of Korea 22 (1): 133–151. 
  18. ↑ Canudo, J. I., Royo-Torres, R. & Cuenca-Bescós, G. (2007) "A new Titanosauriformes sauropod: Tastavinsaurus sanzi gen. et sp. nov. from the Early Cretaceous (Aptian) of Spain". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology
  19. ↑ Worth, G. (Ed.). N.d. Tenchisaurus. In: The Dinosaur Encyclopedia. Retrieved March 16, 2006. Attributes misspelling to a Japanese guide to a Chinese dinosaur exhibit, 1981. And also to Glut, 1982.
  20. ↑ Malkani, M.S. 2006. First rostrum of carnivorous Vitakridrinda (Abelisaurid Theropod Dinosaur) found from the latest Cretaceous Dinosaur Beds (Vitakri) Member of PAB formation, Alam Kali Kakor Locality of Vitakri area, Barkhan District, Balochistan, Pakistan.PDF (855 KB) Sindh University Research Journal (Science Series) 38(2): 7–26.
  21. ↑ Michael Hopkin.(14 November 2007). "Dinosaur discovered after a century on the shelf". Nature News. Nature Publishing Group. Retrieved 15 November 2007

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