List of Asian dinosaurs
This is a list of dinosaurs whose remains have been recovered from Asia excluding the Indian Subcontinent, which was part of a separate landmass for much of the Mesozoic. More dinosaurs have been discovered in Asia than any other continent so far.
List of Asian dinosaurs
Name Period Diet[1] Notes Abrosaurus Jurassic herbivore Small Camarasaurus–like sauropod Achillobator Cretaceous carnivore — Adasaurus Cretaceous carnivore — Agilisaurus Jurassic herbivore — Airakoraptor Cretaceous carnivore — Ajancingenia Cretaceous omnivore — Albalophosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Albinykus Cretaceous carnivore — Alectrosaurus Cretaceous carnivore — Alioramus Cretaceous carnivore — Altirhinus Cretaceous herbivore — Alxasaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Amtocephale Cretaceous herbivore — Amtosaurus Cretaceous herbivore Based only on fragments of skull Amurosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Anchiornis Jurassic carnivore Smallest known non-avian dinosaur Anserimimus Cretaceous omnivore — Aorun Jurassic carnivore — Aralosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Archaeoceratops Cretaceous herbivore — Archaeornithoides Cretaceous carnivore — Archaeornithomimus Cretaceous omnivore — Arkharavia Cretaceous herbivore — Arstanosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Asiaceratops Cretaceous herbivore — Asiamericana Cretaceous carnivore — Asiatosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Auroraceratops Cretaceous herbivore — Aurornis Jurassic carnivore — Avimimus Cretaceous omnivore — Bactrosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Bagaceratops Cretaceous herbivore — Bagaraatan Cretaceous carnivore — Bainoceratops Cretaceous herbivore — Bakesaurus Cretaceous (unknown) Uncertain, see article Balochisaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Banji Cretaceous omnivore — Baotianmansaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Barsboldia Cretaceous herbivore — Batyrosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Beipiaosaurus Cretaceous carnivore — Beishanlong Cretaceous omnivore — Bellusaurus Jurassic herbivore — Bienosaurus Jurassic herbivore — Bissektipelta Cretaceous herbivore — Bolong Cretaceous herbivore — Borealosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Borogovia Cretaceous carnivore — Breviceratops Cretaceous herbivore — Brohisaurus Jurassic herbivore — Byronosaurus Cretaceous carnivore — Caenagnathasia Cretaceous omnivore — Caudipteryx Cretaceous omnivore — Ceratonykus Cretaceous omnivore — Changchunsaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Changdusaurus Jurassic herbivore — Changyuraptor Cretaceous carnivore — Chaoyangsaurus Jurassic herbivore — Charonosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Chialingosaurus Jurassic herbivore — Chiayusaurus Jurassic herbivore — Chilantaisaurus Cretaceous carnivore — Chingkankousaurus Cretaceous carnivore — Chinshakiangosaurus Jurassic herbivore — Chuandongocoelurus Jurassic carnivore — Chuanjiesaurus Jurassic herbivore — Chuanqilong Cretaceous herbivore — Chungkingosaurus Jurassic herbivore — Chuxiongosaurus Jurassic omnivore — Citipati Cretaceous omnivore — Conchoraptor Cretaceous carnivore — Confuciusornis Cretaceous herbivore — Crichtonsaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Cryptovolans Cretaceous carnivore — Daanosaurus Jurassic herbivore — Dachongosaurus Jurassic herbivore — Damalasaurus Jurassic herbivore — Dashanpusaurus Jurassic herbivore — Datanglong Cretaceous carnivore — Datousaurus Jurassic herbivore — Daxiatitan Cretaceous herbivore — Deinocheirus Cretaceous carnivore — Dilong Cretaceous carnivore — Dilophosaurus Jurassic carnivore — Dongbeititan Cretaceous herbivore — Dongyangopelta Cretaceous herbivore — Dongyangosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Elmisaurus Cretaceous carnivore — Enigmosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Eomamenchisaurus Jurassic herbivore — Eosinopteryx Jurassic carnivore — Epidendrosaurus Jurassic carnivore See article Epidexipteryx Jurassic carnivore — Equijubus Cretaceous herbivore — Erketu Cretaceous herbivore — Erliansaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Erlikosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Eshanosaurus Jurassic herbivore — Eugongbusaurus Jurassic herbivore — Euhelopus Cretaceous herbivore — Ferganasaurus Jurassic herbivore — Ferganocephale Jurassic herbivore — Fukuiraptor Cretaceous carnivore — Fukuisaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Fukuititan Cretaceous herbivore — Fulengia Jurassic herbivore — Fusuisaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Futabasaurus Cretaceous carnivore Name not published officially and later used for a plesiosaur Gadolosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Gallimimus Cretaceous omnivore — Gannansaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Ganzhousaurus Cretaceous omnivore — Garudimimus Cretaceous omnivore — Gasosaurus Jurassic carnivore — Gigantoraptor Cretaceous omnivore — Gigantspinosaurus Jurassic herbivore — Gilmoreosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Gobiceratops Cretaceous herbivore — Gobisaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Gobititan Cretaceous herbivore — Gobivenator Cretaceous carnivore — Gongbusaurus Jurassic herbivore — Gongxianosaurus Jurassic herbivore — Goyocephale Cretaceous herbivore/omnivore — Graciliceratops Cretaceous herbivore — Graciliraptor Cretaceous carnivore — Guanlong Jurassic carnivore — Gyposaurus Jurassic herbivore — Hanwulosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Haplocheirus Jurassic carnivore — Harpymimus Cretaceous herbivore — Haya Cretaceous herbivore/omnivore — Heilongjiangosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Heishansaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Helioceratops Cretaceous herbivore — Hexing Cretaceous herbivore — Hexinlusaurus Jurassic herbivore — Heyuannia Cretaceous carnivore — Hironosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Hisanohamasaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Homalocephale Cretaceous herbivore/omnivore — Hongshanosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Huabeisaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Huanghetitan Cretaceous herbivore — Huaxiagnathus Cretaceous carnivore — Huaxiaosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Huayangosaurus Jurassic herbivore — Hudiesaurus Jurassic herbivore — Hulsanpes Cretaceous carnivore — Ichthyovenator Cretaceous carnivore — Incisivosaurus Cretaceous herbivore/omnivore — Isanosaurus Triassic herbivore A very early dinosaur Itemirus Cretaceous carnivore — Jaxartosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Jeholosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Jianchangosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Jiangjunosaurus Jurassic herbivore — Jiangshanosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Jiangxisaurus Cretaceous omnivore — Jinfengopteryx Jurassic/Cretaceous omnivore — Jingshanosaurus Jurassic herbivore — Jintasaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Jinzhousaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Jiutaisaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Kagasaurus Cretaceous (unknown) — Kaijiangosaurus Jurassic carnivore — Katsuyamasaurus Cretaceous carnivore — Kazaklambia Cretaceous herbivore — Kelmayisaurus Cretaceous carnivore — Kerberosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Khaan Cretaceous carnivore/omnivore — Khetranisaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Kileskus Jurassic carnivore — Kinnareemimus Cretaceous omnivore — Klamelisaurus Jurassic herbivore — Kol Cretaceous carnivore — Koreaceratops Cretaceous herbivore — Koreanosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Koreanosaurus Cretaceous carnivore? — Kundurosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Kulceratops Cretaceous herbivore — Kulindadromeus Jurassic herbivore — Kunmingosaurus Jurassic herbivore — Kuszholia Cretaceous (unknown) — Lamaceratops Cretaceous herbivore — Lancanjiangosaurus Jurassic herbivore — Lanzhousaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Leshansaurus Jurassic carnivore — Levnesovia Cretaceous herbivore — Liaoceratops Cretaceous herbivore — Liaoningosaurus Cretaceous herbivore Smallest known ankylosaur Limusaurus Jurassic herbivore — Linhenykus Cretaceous carnivore — Linheraptor Cretaceous carnivore — Linhevenator Cretaceous carnivore — Liubangosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Luanchuanraptor Cretaceous carnivore — Lufengosaurus Jurassic herbivore — Lukousaurus Jurassic carnivore Possibly a crocodilian rather than a dinosaur Luoyanggia Cretaceous (unknown) — Machairasaurus Cretaceous omnivore — Magnirostris Cretaceous herbivore — Mahakala Cretaceous carnivore — Maleevus Cretaceous herbivore — Mamenchisaurus Jurassic herbivore — Mandschurosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Marisaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Megacervixosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Mei Cretaceous carnivore — Microceratus Cretaceous herbivore — Microdontosaurus (unknown) herbivore Dating dubious Microhadrosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Micropachycephalosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Microraptor Cretaceous carnivore — Mifunesaurus Cretaceous carnivore — Minotaurasaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Mongolosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Monkonosaurus Jurassic herbivore — Monolophosaurus Jurassic carnivore — Mononykus Cretaceous carnivore — Nankangia Cretaceous omnivore — Nanningosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Nanshiungosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Nanyangosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Nebulasaurus Jurassic herbivore — Neimongosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Nemegtomaia Cretaceous carnivore/omnivore — Nemegtosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Ngexisaurus Jurassic carnivore — Ningyuansaurus Cretaceous omnivore — Nipponosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Nomingia Cretaceous carnivore/omnivore — Nurosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Olorotitan Cretaceous herbivore — Omeisaurus Jurassic herbivore — Opisthocoelicaudia Cretaceous herbivore — Oshanosaurus Jurassic herbivore — Otogosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Oviraptor Cretaceous omnivore — Pachysuchus Jurassic herbivore — Pakisaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Parvicursor Cretaceous (unknown) — Pedopenna Jurassic (unknown) — Peishansaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Penelopognathus Cretaceous herbivore — Phaedrolosaurus Cretaceous carnivore — Philovenator Cretaceous omnivore — Phuwiangosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Pinacosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Platyceratops Cretaceous herbivore — Prenocephale Cretaceous herbivore/omnivore — Probactrosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Prodeinodon Cretaceous carnivore Dubious, see article Protarchaeopteryx Cretaceous herbivore/omnivore — Protoceratops Cretaceous herbivore — Protognathosaurus Jurassic herbivore — Psittacosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Pukyongosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Qianzhousaurus Cretaceous carnivore — Qiaowanlong Cretaceous herbivore — Qingxiusaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Qinlingosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Qiupalong Cretaceous omnivore — Quaesitosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Raptorex Cretaceous carnivore — Ratchasimasaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Rinchenia Cretaceous omnivore — Ruyangosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Sahaliyania Cretaceous herbivore — Saichania Cretaceous herbivore — Sanchusaurus Cretaceous herbivore May be synonymous with Gallimimus. Sangonghesaurus Jurassic/Cretaceous herbivore — Sanpasaurus Jurassic herbivore Dubious, see article Saurolophus Cretaceous herbivore — Sauroplites Cretaceous herbivore — Saurornithoides Cretaceous carnivore May be a junor synonym of Troodon. Scansoriopteryx Jurassic/Cretaceous (unknown) — Segnosaurus Cretaceous herbivore/omnivore — Shamosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Shanag Cretaceous carnivore — Shantungosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Shanweiniao Cretaceous (unknown) — Shanxia Cretaceous herbivore — Shanyangosaurus Cretaceous (unknown) — Shaochilong Cretaceous carnivore — Shenzhousaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Shidaisaurus Jurassic (unknown) — Shixinggia Cretaceous carnivore/omnivore — Shuangmiaosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Shunosaurus Jurassic herbivore — Shuvuuia Cretaceous (unknown) — Siamodon Cretaceous herbivore — Siamosaurus Cretaceous carnivore — Siamotyrannus Cretaceous carnivore — Siluosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Similicaudipteryx Cretaceous omnivore — Sinocalliopteryx Cretaceous carnivore — Sinoceratops Cretaceous herbivore — Sinocoelurus Jurassic carnivore — Sinopliosaurus Cretaceous carnivore — Sinornithoides Cretaceous carnivore — Sinornithomimus Cretaceous herbivore — Sinornithosaurus Cretaceous carnivore — Sinosauropteryx Cretaceous carnivore — Sinosaurus Triassic/Jurassic carnivore — Sinovenator Cretaceous carnivore — Sinraptor Jurassic carnivore — Sinusonasus Cretaceous carnivore — Sinotyrannus Cretaceous carnivore — Sonidosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — SPS 100/44 Cretaceous carnivore/omnivore — Stegosaurides Cretaceous herbivore — Sugiyamasaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Sulaimanisaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Suzhousaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Szechuanoraptor Jurassic herbivore — Szechuanosaurus Jurassic carnivore — Talarurus Cretaceous herbivore — Tambatitanis Cretaceous herbivore — Tangvayosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Tanius Cretaceous herbivore — Taohelong Cretaceous herbivore — Tarbosaurus Cretaceous carnivore — Tarchia Cretaceous herbivore — Tatisaurus Jurassic herbivore — Therizinosaurus Cretaceous herbivore Had huge claws Tianchisaurus Jurassic herbivore — Tianyulong Cretaceous herbivore — Tianyuraptor Cretaceous carnivore — Tianzhenosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Tienshanosaurus Jurassic herbivore — Tochisaurus Cretaceous omnivore — Tonganosaurus Jurassic herbivore — Tonouchisaurus Cretaceous (unknown) — Troodon Cretaceous omnivore Known from several teeth, that were found in Siberia. Tsaagan Cretaceous carnivore — Tsagantegia Cretaceous herbivore — Tsintaosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Tsuchikurasaurus Cretaceous carnivore — Tugulusaurus Cretaceous (unknown) — Tuojiangosaurus Jurassic herbivore — Turanoceratops Cretaceous herbivore First ceratopsid found outside North America (though ceratopsians are known from elsewhere) Tylocephale Cretaceous herbivore — Udanoceratops Cretaceous herbivore — Ultrasaurus Cretaceous herbivore Dubious, see article Urbacodon Cretaceous carnivore — Velociraptor Cretaceous carnivore Feathered Vitakridrinda Cretaceous carnivore — Vitakrisaurus Cretaceous carnivore — Wakinosaurus Cretaceous carnivore — Wannanosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Wuerhosaurus Cretaceous herbivore Stegosaurid that lived during the Cretaceous Wulagasaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Wulatelong Cretaceous omnivore — Xianshanosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Xiaosaurus Jurassic herbivore — Xiaotingia Jurassic carnivore — Xinjiangovenator Cretaceous (unknown) — Xinjiangtitan Jurassic herbivore — Xiongguanlong Cretaceous carnivore — Xixianykus Cretaceous (unknown) — Xixiasaurus Cretaceous carnivore — Xixiposaurus Jurassic omnivore — Xuanhanosaurus Jurassic carnivore — Xuanhuaceratops Jurassic herbivore — Xuwulong Cretaceous herbivore — Yamaceratops Cretaceous herbivore — Yandangornis Cretaceous carnivore — Yandusaurus Jurassic herbivore — Yangchuanosaurus Jurassic carnivore — Yibinosaurus Jurassic herbivore — Yimenosaurus Jurassic herbivore — Yingshanosaurus Jurassic herbivore The only fossil specimen of this species has apparently been lost. Yinlong Jurassic herbivore — Yixianosaurus Cretaceous (unknown) — Yizhousaurus Jurassic herbivore — Yongjinglong Cretaceous herbivore — Yuanmousaurus Jurassic herbivore — Yueosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Yulong Cretaceous omnivore — Yunganglong Cretaceous herbivore — Yunnanosaurus Jurassic herbivore — Yunxiansaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Yutyrannus Cretaceous carnivore — Zanabazar Cretaceous carnivore — Zhanghenglong Cretaceous herbivore — Zhejiangosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Zhongornis Cretaceous (unknown) Seems intermediary between Archaeopteryx and birds Zhongyuansaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Zhuchengceratops Cretaceous herbivore — Zhuchengtyrannus Cretaceous carnivore — Zigongosaurus Jurassic herbivore — Zizhongosaurus Jurassic herbivore — Zuolong Jurassic carnivore —
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Timeline
This is a timeline of selected dinosaurs from the list above. Time is measured in Ma, megaannum, along the x-axis.
Criteria for inclusion
- The creature must appear on the List of dinosaurs.
- Fossils of the creature must have been found in Asia.
- This list is a complement to Category:Dinosaurs of Asia.
Notes
- ↑ Diet is sometimes hard to determine for dinosaurs and should be considered a "best guess"
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