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The following is a list of dinosaurs. Some of them, such as Archaeopteryx, are considered to be birds. Some doubtful Mesozoic birds are included in this list.

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Allosaurus SDNHM
Replica of an Allosaurus skeleton.
Amargasaurus NT small
Artist's reconstruction of Amargasaurus.
Anzu wyliei
Artist's reconstruction of Anzu.
  • Antetonitrus
  • Anthodon – a pareiasaur
  • Antrodemus – possibly a synonym of Allosaurus
  • Anzu
  • Aoniraptor
  • Aorun
  • Apatodon – possibly a junior synonym of Allosaurus
  • Apatoraptor
  • Apatosaurus
  • Appalachiosaurus
  • ‘’Aquilarhinus’’
  • Aquilops
  • Aragosaurus
  • Aralosaurus
  • Araucanoraptor – nomen nudum; Neuquenraptor
  • Archaeoceratops
  • Archaeodontosaurus
  • Archaeopteryx
  • Archaeoraptor – a chimaera of the bird Yanornis and the dromaeosaur Microraptor
  • Archaeornis – junior synonym of Archaeopteryx
  • Archaeornithoides
  • Archaeornithomimus
  • Arcovenator
  • Arctosaurus – some sort of non-dinosaurian reptile
  • Arcusaurus
  • Arenysaurus
  • Argentinosaurus
  • Argyrosaurus
  • Aristosaurus – junior synonym of Massospondylus
  • Aristosuchus
  • Arizonasaurus – a rauisuchian
  • Arkansaurus
  • Arkharavia
  • Arrhinoceratops
  • Arstanosaurus
  • Asiaceratops
  • Asiamericana – a fish
  • Asiatosaurus
  • Astrodon
  • Astrodonius – junior synonym of Astrodon
  • Astrodontaurus – junior synonym of Astrodon
  • Astrophocaudia
  • Asylosaurus
  • Atacamatitan
  • Atlantosaurus
  • Atlasaurus
  • Atlascopcosaurus
  • Atrociraptor
  • Atsinganosaurus
  • Aublysodon
Archaeoceratops BW
Artist's restoration of Archaeoceratops.

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Barosaurus mount 1
A view from below of the rearing Barosaurus mounted in the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.

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Centrosaurus
Centrosaurus skull.
Ceratosaurus nasicornis DB
Artist's restoration of Ceratosaurus.
  • Chinshakiangosaurus
  • Chirostenotes
  • Choconsaurus
  • Chondrosteosaurus
  • Choyrodon
  • Chromogisaurus
  • Chuandongocoelurus
  • Chuanjiesaurus
  • Chuanqilong
  • Chubutisaurus
  • Chungkingosaurus
  • Chuxiongosaurus
  • "Cinizasaurus" – nomen nudum
  • Cionodon
  • Citipati
  • Cladeiodon – a non-dinosaurian rauisuchian (Teratosaurus)
  • Claorhynchus – possibly Triceratops
  • Claosaurus
  • Clarencea – a sphenosuchian (Sphenosuchus)
  • Clasmodosaurus
  • Clepsysaurus – a phytosaur, Palaeosaurus
  • Coahuilaceratops
  • Coelophysis
  • "Coelosaurus" – preoccupied
  • Coeluroides
  • Coelurosauravus – a primitive diapsid
  • Coelurus
  • Colepiocephale
  • "Coloradia" – preoccupied name, now known as Coloradisaurus
  • Coloradisaurus
  • "Colossosaurus" – nomen nudum; Pelorosaurus
  • Comahuesaurus
  • "Comanchesaurus" – nomen nudum
  • Compsognathus
  • Compsosuchus
  • Concavenator
  • Conchoraptor
  • Condorraptor
  • Convolosaurus
  • Coronosaurus
  • Corythoraptor
  • Corythosaurus
  • Craspedodon
  • Crataeomus – junior synonym of Struthiosaurus
  • Craterosaurus
  • Creosaurus – junior synonym of Allosaurus
  • Crichtonpelta
  • Crichtonsaurus
  • Cristatusaurus
  • Crittendenceratops
  • Crosbysaurus – a non-dinosaurian archosauriform
  • Cruxicheiros
  • Cryolophosaurus
  • Cryptodraco – junior synonym (unneeded replacement name) of Cryptosaurus
  • "Cryptoraptor" – nomen nudum
  • Cryptosaurus
  • Cryptovolans – junior synonym of Microraptor
  • Cumnoria

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Hypothetical Deinocheirus
Artist's restoration of Deinocheirus.
  • Daanosaurus
  • Dacentrurus
  • "Dachongosaurus" – nomen nudum
  • Daemonosaurus
  • Dahalokely
  • Dakosaurus – a metriorhynchid crocodilian
  • Dakotadon
  • Dakotaraptor
  • Daliansaurus
  • "Damalasaurus" – nomen nudum
  • Dandakosaurus
  • Danubiosaurus – junior synonym of Struthiosaurus
  • "Daptosaurus" – nomen nudum; early manuscript name for Deinonychus
  • Darwinsaurus
  • Dashanpusaurus
  • Daspletosaurus
  • Dasygnathoides – a non-dinosaurian archosaur, possible junior synonym of Ornithosuchus
  • "Dasygnathus" – preoccupied name, now known as Dasygnathoides
  • Datanglong
  • Datonglong
  • Datousaurus
  • Daurosaurus – synonym of Kulindadromeus
  • Daxiatitan
  • Deinocheirus
  • Deinodon – possibly Gorgosaurus
  • Deinonychus
  • Delapparentia – probable junior synonym of Iguanodon
  • Deltadromeus
  • Demandasaurus
  • Denversaurus
  • Deuterosaurus – a therapsid
  • Diabloceratops
  • Diamantinasaurus
  • Dianchungosaurus – a crocodilian
  • "Diceratops" – preoccupied name, now known as Nedoceratops
  • Diceratus – junior synonym of Nedoceratops
  • Diclonius
  • Dicraeosaurus
  • Didanodon – synonym of Lambeosaurus; possibly a nomen nudum
  • Dilong
  • Dilophosaurus
  • Diluvicursor
  • Dimodosaurus – junior synonym of Plateosaurus
  • Dinheirosaurus – probable junior synonym of Supersaurus
  • Dinodocus
  • "Dinosaurus" – preoccupied name; now a junior synonym of Plateosaurus
  • Dinotyrannus – junior synonym of Tyrannosaurus
  • Diplodocus
  • Diplotomodon
  • Diracodon – junior synonym of Stegosaurus
  • Dolichosuchus
  • Dollodon – junior synonym of Mantellisaurus
  • "Domeykosaurus" – nomen nudum, Atacamatitan
  • Dongbeititan
  • Dongyangopelta
  • Dongyangosaurus
  • Doratodon – a crocodilian
  • Doryphorosaurus – junior synonym (unneeded replacement name) of Kentrosaurus
  • Draconyx
Deinonychus Restoration
Artist's restoration of Deinonychus.

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Euoplocephalus BW
Life restoration of Euoplocephalus.
  • Epachthosaurus
  • Epanterias – may be Allosaurus
  • "Ephoenosaurus" – nomen nudum; Machimosaurus (a crocodilian)
  • Epicampodon – a proterosuchid archosauriform, Ankistrodon
  • Epichirostenotes
  • Epidendrosaurus – synonym of Scansoriopteryx
  • Epidexipteryx
  • Equijubus
  • Erectopus
  • Erketu
  • Erliansaurus
  • Erlikosaurus
  • Eshanosaurus
  • "Euacanthus" – nomen nudum; junior synonym of Polacanthus
  • Eucamerotus
  • Eucentrosaurus – junior synonym (unneeded replacement name) of Centrosaurus
  • Eucercosaurus
  • Eucnemesaurus
  • Eucoelophysis – a silesaurid
  • "Eugongbusaurus" – nomen nudum
  • Euhelopus
  • Euoplocephalus
  • Eupodosaurus – a nothosaur synonymous with Lariosaurus
  • "Eureodon" – nomen nudum; Tenontosaurus
  • Eurolimnornis – a pterosaur
  • Euronychodon
  • Europasaurus
  • Europatitan
  • Europelta
  • Euskelosaurus
  • Eustreptospondylus

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  • Fabrosaurus – possibly Lesothosaurus
  • Falcarius
  • Fendusaurus - may be a nomen nudum
  • "Fenestrosaurus" – nomen nudum; Oviraptor
  • Ferganasaurus
  • Ferganastegos
  • Ferganocephale
  • Foraminacephale
  • Fosterovenator
  • ‘’Fostoria’’
  • Frenguellisaurus – junior synonym of Herrerasaurus
  • Fruitadens
Fruitadens NT
Life restoration of Fruitadens.
  • Fukuiraptor
  • Fukuisaurus
  • Fukuititan
  • Fukuivenator
  • Fulengia
  • Fulgurotherium
  • "Fusinasus" – nomen nudum; Eotyrannus
  • Fusuisaurus
  • "Futabasaurus" – nomen nudum; not to be confused with the formally named plesiosaur Futabasaurus
  • Futalognkosaurus

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  • "Gadolosaurus" – nomen nudum
  • Galeamopus
  • Galesaurus – a therapsid
  • Galleonosaurus
  • Gallimimus
  • Galtonia – a pseudosuchian; possibly a junior synonym of Revueltosaurus
  • Galveosaurus – synonym of Galvesaurus
  • Galvesaurus
  • Gannansaurus
  • "Gansutitan" - nomen nudum; Daxiatitan
  • Ganzhousaurus
  • Gargoyleosaurus
  • Garudimimus
  • Gasosaurus
  • Gasparinisaura
  • Gastonia
  • "Gavinosaurus" – nomen nudum; Eotyrannus
  • Geminiraptor
  • Genusaurus
  • Genyodectes
  • Geranosaurus
  • Gideonmantellia
  • Giganotosaurus
  • Gigantoraptor
  • Gigantosaurus
  • "Gigantosaurus" – preoccupied name, now known as Tornieria
  • Gigantoscelus – junior synonym of Euskelosaurus
  • Gigantspinosaurus
  • Gilmoreosaurus
  • "Ginnareemimus" – nomen nudum; Kinnareemimus
  • Giraffatitan
  • Glacialisaurus
  • Glishades
  • Glyptodontopelta
Naturkundemuseum Brachiosaurus brancai
Skeleton of Giraffatitan.
  • Gobiceratops
  • Gobihadros
  • Gobiraptor
  • Gobisaurus
  • Gobititan
  • Gobivenator
  • "Godzillasaurus" – nomen nudum; Gojirasaurus
  • Gojirasaurus
  • Gondwanatitan
  • Gongbusaurus
  • Gongpoquansaurus
  • Gongxianosaurus
  • Gorgosaurus
  • Goyocephale
  • Graciliceratops
  • Graciliraptor
  • Gracilisuchus – a non-dinosaurian archosaur
  • Gravitholus
  • Gresslyosaurus – junior synonym of Plateosaurus
  • Griphornis – junior synonym of Archaeopteryx
  • Griphosaurus – junior synonym of Archaeopteryx
  • Gryphoceratops
  • Gryponyx
  • Gryposaurus
  • Gspsaurus - nomen manuscriptum
  • Guaibasaurus
  • Gualicho
  • Guanlong
  • Gwyneddosaurus – a tanystrophid
  • Gyposaurus – junior synonym of Massospondylus

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  • "Hadrosauravus" – nomen nudum; junior synonym of Gryposaurus
  • Hadrosaurus
  • Haestasaurus
  • Hagryphus
  • Hallopus – a crocodilian
  • Halszkaraptor
  • Halticosaurus
  • Hanssuesia
  • "Hanwulosaurus" – nomen nudum
  • Haplocanthosaurus
  • "Haplocanthus" – preoccupied name, now known as Haplocanthosaurus
  • Haplocheirus
  • Harpymimus
  • Haya
  • Hecatasaurus – junior synonym of Telmatosaurus
  • "Heilongjiangosaurus" – nomen nudum
  • Heishansaurus
  • Helioceratops
  • "Helopus" – preoccupied name, now known as Euhelopus
  • Heptasteornis
  • Herbstosaurus – a pterosaur
  • Herrerasaurus
  • Hesperonychus
  • ‘’Hesperornithoides’’
  • Hesperosaurus
  • Heterodontosaurus
  • Heterosaurus - junior synonym of Mantellisaurus
  • Hexing
  • Hexinlusaurus
  • Heyuannia
Hypsilophodon foxii 1
Skeleton of Hypsilophodon.
  • Hierosaurus
  • Hikanodon - junior synonym of Iguanodon
  • Hippodraco
  • "Hironosaurus" – nomen nudum
  • "Hisanohamasaurus" – nomen nudum
  • Histriasaurus
  • Homalocephale
  • "Honghesaurus" – nomen nudum; Yandusaurus
  • Hongshanosaurus – junior synonym of Psittacosaurus
  • Hoplitosaurus
  • Hoplosaurus – junior synonym of Struthiosaurus
  • Horshamosaurus
  • Hortalotarsus – junior synonym of Massospondylus
  • Huabeisaurus
  • Hualianceratops
  • Huanansaurus
  • Huanghetitan
  • Huangshanlong
  • Huaxiagnathus
  • Huaxiaosaurus - junior synonym of Shantungosaurus
  • "Huaxiasaurus" – nomen nudum; Huaxiagnathus
  • Huayangosaurus
  • Hudiesaurus
  • Huehuecanauhtlus
  • Hulsanpes
  • Hungarosaurus
  • Huxleysaurus
  • Hylaeosaurus
  • Hylosaurus – junior synonym of Hylaeosaurus
  • Hypacrosaurus
  • Hypselorhachis – a ctenosauriscid
  • Hypselosaurus
  • Hypselospinus
  • Hypsibema
  • Hypsilophodon
  • Hypsirhophus

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Iguanodon de Bernissart IRSNB 01
Skeleton of an Iguanodon mounted in a modern quadrupedal posture in the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences in Brussels.
  • "Iguanosaurus" – nomen nudum; Iguanodon
  • Iliosuchus
  • Ilokelesia
  • Imperobator
  • Incisivosaurus
  • Indosaurus
  • Indosuchus
  • "Ingenia" – preoccupied name, now known as Heyuannia yanshini
  • Ingentia
  • Inosaurus
  • Invictarx
  • Irritator
  • Isaberrysaura
  • Isanosaurus
  • Ischioceratops
  • Ischisaurus – junior synonym of Herrerasaurus
  • "Ischyrosaurus" – preoccupied name, has not yet been renamed
  • Isisaurus
  • "Issasaurus" – nomen nudum; Dicraeosaurus
  • Itemirus
  • Iuticosaurus

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  • Jainosaurus
  • Jaklapallisaurus
  • Janenschia
  • Jaxartosaurus
  • Jeholosaurus
  • Jenghizkhan – junior synonym of Tarbosaurus
  • "Jensenosaurus" – nomen nudum; Supersaurus
  • Jeyawati
  • Jianchangosaurus
  • "Jiangjunmiaosaurus" – nomen nudum; Monolophosaurus
  • Jiangjunosaurus
  • Jiangshanosaurus
Jinfengopteryx wiki
Life restoration of Jinfengopteryx.
  • Jiangxisaurus
  • Jianianhualong
  • Jinfengopteryx
  • Jingshanosaurus
  • Jintasaurus
  • Jinyunpelta
  • Jinzhousaurus
  • Jiutaisaurus
  • Jobaria
  • Jubbulpuria
  • Judiceratops
  • Jurapteryx – junior synonym of Archaeopteryx
  • "Jurassosaurus" – nomen nudum; Tianchisaurus
  • Juratyrant
  • Juravenator

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  • Kaatedocus
  • "Kagasaurus" – nomen nudum
  • Kaijiangosaurus
  • Kaijutitan
  • Kakuru
  • Kangnasaurus
  • Karongasaurus
  • Katepensaurus
  • "Katsuyamasaurus" – nomen nudum; possible junior synonym of Fukuiraptor
  • Kayentavenator
  • Kazaklambia
  • Kelmayisaurus
  • Kemkemia - a crocodyliform
  • Kentrosaurus
  • Kentrurosaurus – junior synonym (unneeded replacement name) of Kentrosaurus
  • Kerberosaurus
Berlin Naturkundemuseum Dino Eingangshalle
Kentrosaurus skeleton.
  • Khaan
  • Khetranisaurus
  • Kileskus
  • Kinnareemimus
  • "Kitadanisaurus" – nomen nudum; Fukuiraptor
  • "Kittysaurus" – nomen nudum; Eotyrannus
  • Klamelisaurus - possible junior synonym of Bellusaurus
  • Kol
  • Koparion
  • Koreaceratops
  • Koreanosaurus
  • "Koreanosaurus" – nomen nudum; name later used formally for a genus of ornithopod
  • Koshisaurus
  • Kosmoceratops
  • Kotasaurus
  • Koutalisaurus - possible junior synonym of Pararhabdodon
  • Kritosaurus
  • Kryptops
  • Krzyzanowskisaurus – probably a pseudosuchian (Revueltosaurus?)
  • Kukufeldia
  • Kulceratops
  • Kulindadromeus
  • Kulindapteryx – synonym of Kulindadromeus
  • Kunbarrasaurus
  • Kundurosaurus
  • "Kunmingosaurus" – nomen nudum
  • Kuszholia – probably a bird

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Linhenykus monodactylus
Life reconstruction of two individuals of Linhenykus in their arid Campanian-aged living environment.
  • Lessemsaurus
  • Levnesovia
  • Lewisuchus – a non-dinosaurian dinosauromorph
  • Lexovisaurus
  • Leyesaurus
  • Liaoceratops
  • Liaoningosaurus
  • Liaoningotitan
  • Liaoningvenator
  • Liassaurus - nomen nudum, possibly Sarcosaurus
  • Libycosaurus – an anthracothere mammal
  • Ligabueino
  • Ligabuesaurus
  • "Ligomasaurus" – nomen nudum, probably Giraffatitan
  • "Likhoelesaurus" – nomen nudum; possibly non-dinosaurian
  • Liliensternus
  • Limaysaurus
  • "Limnornis" – preoccupied name, now known as Palaeocursornis ( a pterosaur)
  • "Limnosaurus" – preoccupied name, now known as Telmatosaurus
  • Limusaurus
  • Lingwulong
  • Lingyuanosaurus
  • Linhenykus
  • Linheraptor
  • Linhevenator
  • Lirainosaurus
  • Lisboasaurus – a crocodilian
  • Liubangosaurus
  • Lohuecotitan
  • Loncosaurus
  • Longisquama – some sort of non-dinosaurian reptile
  • Longosaurus – junior synonym of Coelophysis
  • Lophorhothon
  • Lophostropheus
  • Loricatosaurus
  • Loricosaurus
  • Losillasaurus
  • Lourinhanosaurus
  • Lourinhasaurus
  • Luanchuanraptor
  • "Luanpingosaurus" – nomen nudum; Psittacosaurus
  • Lucianosaurus – a non-dinosaurian archosauriform
  • Lucianovenator
  • Lufengosaurus
  • Lukousaurus - possibly a crurotarsan
  • Luoyanggia
  • Lurdusaurus
  • Lusitanosaurus
  • Lusotitan
  • Lycorhinus
  • Lythronax

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  • Macelognathus – a sphenosuchian crocodilian
  • Machairasaurus
  • Machairoceratops
  • Macrocollum
  • Macrodontophion - a member of Lophotrochozoa
  • Macrogryphosaurus
  • Macrophalangia – junior synonym of Chirostenotes
  • "Macroscelosaurus" – nomen nudum; probable junior synonym of Tanystropheus
  • Macrurosaurus
  • "Madsenius" – nomen nudum, Allosaurus
  • Magnamanus
  • Magnapaulia
  • Magnirostris
  • Magnosaurus
  • "Magulodon" – nomen nudum
  • Magyarosaurus
  • Mahakala
  • Mahuidacursor
  • Maiasaura
  • Majungasaurus
  • Majungatholus – junior synonym of Majungasaurus
  • Malarguesaurus
  • Malawisaurus
Massospondylus reconstruction
Artist's reconstruction of Massospondylus.
Muttaburrasaurus skel QM email
Cast of a Muttaburrasaurus skeleton.

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  • Naashoibitosaurus
  • Nambalia
  • Nankangia
  • Nanningosaurus
  • Nanosaurus
  • Nanotyrannus - possible junior synonym of Tyrannosaurus
  • Nanshiungosaurus
  • Nanuqsaurus
  • Nanyangosaurus
  • Narambuenatitan
  • Nasutoceratops
  • Natronasaurus - self-published name, now known as Alcovasaurus
  • Nebulasaurus
  • "Nectosaurus" – preoccupied name, now known as Kritosaurus
  • Nedcolbertia
  • Nedoceratops - possible junior synonym of Triceratops
  • Neimongosaurus
  • "Nemegtia" – preoccupied name, now known as Nemegtomaia
  • Nemegtomaia
  • Nemegtosaurus
  • "Neosaurus" – preoccupied name; renamed Parrosaurus, which is now Hypsibema
  • Neosodon
  • Neovenator
  • Neuquenraptor
  • Neuquensaurus
  • "Newtonsaurus" – nomen nudum, Zanclodon
  • "Ngexisaurus" – nomen nudum
  • Nhandumirim
  • Nicksaurus - nomen manuscriptum
  • Nigersaurus
  • Ningyuansaurus
  • Niobrarasaurus
  • Nipponosaurus
  • Noasaurus
  • Nodocephalosaurus
  • Nodosaurus
  • Nomingia
Neimongosaurus
Life restoration of Neimongosaurus.
  • Nopcsaspondylus
  • Normanniasaurus
  • ‘’Notatesseraeraptor’’
  • Nothronychus
  • Notoceratops
  • Notocolossus
  • Notohypsilophodon
  • Nqwebasaurus
  • "Nteregosaurus" – nomen nudum; Janenschia
  • "Nurosaurus" – nomen nudum
  • Nuthetes
  • Nyasasaurus – possibly a non-dinosaurian dinosauriform
  • "Nyororosaurus" – nomen nudum; Dicraeosaurus

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  • ‘’Oceanotitan’’
  • Ohmdenosaurus
  • Ojoceratops
  • Ojoraptorsaurus
  • Oligosaurus
  • Olorotitan
  • Omeisaurus
  • "Omosaurus" – preoccupied name, now known as Dacentrurus
  • Onychosaurus – possible synonym of Rhabdodon, or a dubious ankylosaurian
  • Oohkotokia
  • Opisthocoelicaudia – possible junior synonym of Nemegtosaurus
  • Oplosaurus
  • "Orcomimus" – nomen nudum
  • Orinosaurus – junior synonym (unneeded replacement name) of Orosaurus
  • Orkoraptor
  • Ornatotholus – junior synonym of Stegoceras
  • Ornithodesmus
  • "Ornithoides" – nomen nudum; Saurornithoides
  • Ornitholestes
Omeisaurus tianfuensis34
Artist's reconstruction of Omeisaurus.

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  • Pachycephalosaurus
  • Pachyrhinosaurus
  • Pachysauriscus – junior synonym of Plateosaurus
  • Pachysaurops – junior synonym of Plateosaurus
  • "Pachysaurus" – preoccupied name, now known as Pachysauriscus; junior synonym of Plateosaurus
  • Pachyspondylus – probable junior synonym of Massospondylus
  • Pachysuchus
  • Padillasaurus
  • Pakisaurus
  • Palaeoctonus – a phytosaur
  • Palaeocursornis – an azhdarchoid pterosaur
  • "Palaeolimnornis" – nomen nudum; Palaeocursornis, pterodactyloid pterosaur belonging to Azhdarchoidea
  • Palaeopteryx – possibly a bird
  • Palaeosauriscus – junior synonym of Paleosaurus
  • "Palaeosaurus" – preoccupied name, now known as Paleosaurus
  • "Palaeosaurus" – preoccupied name, now known as Sphenosaurus, a non-dinosaurian procolophonid
  • Palaeoscincus
  • Paleosaurus – a non-dinosaurian archosaur
  • Paludititan
  • Paluxysaurus – junior synonym of Sauroposeidon
  • Pampadromaeus
  • Pamparaptor
  • Panamericansaurus
  • Pandoravenator
  • Panguraptor
  • Panoplosaurus
  • Panphagia
  • Pantydraco
Pachycephalosaurus Reconstruction
Life restoration of Pachycephalosaurus.
  • "Paraiguanodon" – nomen nudum; Bactrosaurus
  • Paralititan
  • Paranthodon
  • Pararhabdodon
  • Parasaurolophus
  • Pareiasaurus – a pareiasaur
  • Pareisactus
  • Parksosaurus
  • Paronychodon
  • Parrosaurus - now known as Hypsibema missouriensis
  • Parvicursor
  • Patagonykus
  • Patagosaurus
  • Patagotitan
  • Pawpawsaurus
  • Pectinodon
  • Pedopenna
  • Pegomastax
  • Peishansaurus
  • Pekinosaurus – a pseudosuchian; possibly a junior synonym of Revueltosaurus
  • Pelecanimimus
  • Pellegrinisaurus
  • Peloroplites
  • Pelorosaurus
  • "Peltosaurus" – preoccupied name, now known as Sauropelta
  • Penelopognathus
  • Pentaceratops
  • Petrobrasaurus
  • Phaedrolosaurus
  • Philovenator
  • Phuwiangosaurus
  • Phyllodon
  • Piatnitzkysaurus
  • Picrodon - non-dinosaurian archosaur, now known as Avalonianus
  • Pilmatueia
  • Pinacosaurus
  • Pisanosaurus - possibly a silesaurid
  • Pitekunsaurus
  • Piveteausaurus
  • Planicoxa
  • Plateosauravus
  • Plateosaurus
  • Platyceratops
  • Platypelta
  • Plesiohadros
  • Pleurocoelus – possible junior synonym of Astrodon
  • Pleuropeltus – junior synonym of Struthiosaurus
  • Pneumatoarthrus – a turtle
  • Pneumatoraptor
  • Podokesaurus
  • Poekilopleuron
  • Polacanthoides – junior synonym of Hylaeosaurus
  • Polacanthus
  • Polyodontosaurus
  • Polyonax
  • Ponerosteus - a non-dinosaurian archosaur
  • Poposaurus – a non-dinosaurian archosaur
Sketch parasaurolophus
Parasaurolophus sketch.
  • Postosuchus – a rauisuchian
  • Powellvenator
  • Pradhania
  • Prenocephale
  • Prenoceratops
  • Priconodon
  • Priodontognathus
  • Proa
  • Probactrosaurus
  • Probrachylophosaurus
  • Proceratops – junior synonym (unneeded replacement name) of Ceratops
  • Proceratosaurus
  • Procerosaurus – a tanystropheid protorosaur, Tanystropheus
  • "Procerosaurus" – preoccupied name, now known as Ponerosteus
  • Procheneosaurus – junior synonym of Lambeosaurus
  • Procompsognathus
  • Prodeinodon
  • "Proiguanodon" – nomen nudum; Iguanodon
  • Propanoplosaurus
  • Proplanicoxa – probable junior synonym of Mantellisaurus
  • Prosaurolophus
  • Protarchaeopteryx
  • Protecovasaurus – a non-dinosaurian archosauriform
  • Protiguanodon – junior synonym of Psittacosaurus
  • Protoavis – described as a bird, probably a chimera including theropod dinosaur bones
  • Protoceratops
  • Protognathosaurus
  • "Protognathus" – preoccupied name, now known as Protognathosaurus
  • Protohadros
  • Protorosaurus – a non-dinosaurian reptile
  • "Protorosaurus" – preoccupied name, now known as Chasmosaurus
  • "Protrachodon" – nomen nudum; Orthomerus
  • "Proyandusaurus" – nomen nudum; Hexinlusaurus.
  • Pseudolagosuchus – a non-dinosaurian dinosauromorph
  • Psittacosaurus
  • Pteropelyx
  • Pterospondylus
  • Puertasaurus
  • Pukyongosaurus
  • Pulanesaura
  • Pycnonemosaurus
  • Pyroraptor

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  • Qantassaurus
Qianzhousaurus
Artist's reconstruction of Qianzhousaurus.

R

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  • Rachitrema – a chimera primarily based on ichthyosaur fossils
  • Rahiolisaurus
  • "Rahona" – preoccupied name, now known as Rahonavis
  • Rahonavis – possibly a bird
  • Rajasaurus
  • Rapator
  • Rapetosaurus
  • Raptorex - possible junior synonym of Tarbosaurus
  • Ratchasimasaurus
  • Rativates
  • Rayososaurus
  • Razanandrongobe – a crocodylomorph
  • Rebbachisaurus
  • Regaliceratops
  • Regnosaurus
  • Revueltosaurus – a pseudosuchian
  • Rhabdodon
  • Rhadinosaurus – may be non-dinosaurian, possibly crocodilian
  • Rhinorex – probable junior synonym of Gryposaurus
  • Rhodanosaurus – junior synonym of Struthiosaurus
  • Rhoetosaurus
  • Rhopalodon – a synapsid
  • Riabininohadros
  • Richardoestesia
Rapetosaurus BW
Artist's restoration of Rapetosaurus.
  • "Rileya" – preoccupied name, now known as Rileyasuchus
  • Rileyasuchus – a phytosaur
  • Rinchenia
  • Rinconsaurus
  • Rioarribasaurus – junior synonym of Coelophysis
  • "Riodevasaurus" - nomen nudum; Turiasaurus
  • Riojasaurus
  • Riojasuchus – a non-dinosaurian archosaur
  • Rocasaurus
  • "Roccosaurus" – nomen nudum; Melanorosaurus
  • "Ronaldoraptor" - nomen nudum
  • Rubeosaurus
  • Ruehleia
  • Rugocaudia
  • Rugops
  • Rukwatitan
  • Ruyangosaurus

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Sauropelta jconway
Artist's restoration of Sauropelta.
Stegosaurus stenops sophie wiki martyniuk
Artist's restoration of Stegosaurus.
Suchomimus tenerensis (2)
Skeleton of Suchomimus.

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  • Tachiraptor
  • Talarurus
  • Talenkauen
  • Talos
  • Tambatitanis
  • Tangvayosaurus
  • Tanius
  • Tanycolagreus
  • Tanystropheus – a protorosaur
  • Tanystrosuchus
  • Taohelong
  • Tapinocephalus – a therapsid
  • Tapuiasaurus
  • Tarascosaurus
  • Tarbosaurus
  • Tarchia
  • Tastavinsaurus
  • Tatankacephalus
  • Tatankaceratops - probable junior synonym of Triceratops
  • Tataouinea
  • Tatisaurus
  • Taurovenator
  • Taveirosaurus
  • Tawa
  • Tawasaurus - junior synonym of Lufengosaurus
  • Tazoudasaurus
  • Technosaurus - possibly non-dinosaurian
  • Tecovasaurus – a non-dinosaurian archosauriform
  • Tehuelchesaurus
  • Teihivenator
  • Teinurosaurus
  • Teleocrater – a basal avemetatarsalian
  • Telmatosaurus
  • "Tenantosaurus" – nomen nudum; Tenontosaurus
  • "Tenchisaurus" - nomen nudum; an unpublished museum name for Tianchisaurus
  • Tendaguria
  • Tengrisaurus
  • Tenontosaurus
  • Teratophoneus
  • Teratosaurus – a non-dinosaurian archosaur
  • Termatosaurus – a phytosaur
Triceratops Specimen at the Houston Museum of Natural Science
Skeleton of Triceratops at the Houston Museum of Natural Science.
  • Tethyshadros
  • Tetragonosaurus – junior synonym of Lambeosaurus
  • Texacephale
  • Texasetes
  • Teyuwasu
  • Thanos
  • Thecocoelurus
  • Thecodontosaurus
  • Thecospondylus
  • Theiophytalia
  • Therizinosaurus
  • Therosaurus - a synonym of Iguanodon
  • Thescelosaurus
  • Thespesius
  • "Thotobolosaurus" – nomen nudum
  • Tianchisaurus
  • "Tianchungosaurus" – nomen nudum; Dianchungosaurus (crocodilian)
  • Tianyulong
  • Tianyuraptor
  • Tianzhenosaurus – probable junior synonym of Saichania
  • Tichosteus
  • Tienshanosaurus
  • Timimus
  • Timurlengia
  • Titanoceratops
  • Titanosaurus
  • "Titanosaurus" – preoccupied name, now known as Atlantosaurus
  • Tochisaurus
  • "Tomodon" – preoccupied name, now known as Diplotomodon
  • Tonganosaurus
  • Tongtianlong
  • "Tonouchisaurus" – nomen nudum
  • Torilion – junior synonym of Barilium
  • Tornieria
  • Torosaurus
  • Torvosaurus
  • Tototlmimus
  • Trachodon
  • Tratayenia
  • Traukutitan
  • Trialestes – a basal crocodylomorph
  • "Triassolestes" – preoccupied name, now known as Trialestes
  • Tribelesodon – junior synonym of Tanystropheus, a protorosaur
  • Triceratops
  • Trigonosaurus
  • Trimucrodon
  • Trinisaura
  • Triunfosaurus
  • Troodon
  • Tsaagan
  • Tsagantegia
  • Tsintaosaurus
  • Tugulusaurus
  • Tuojiangosaurus
  • Turanoceratops
  • Turiasaurus
  • Tylocephale
  • Tylosteus – synonym of Pachycephalosaurus
  • Tyrannosaurus
  • Tyrannotitan

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Udanoceratops skull
Illustration of the skull of Udanoceratops.

V

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  • Vagaceratops
  • Vahiny
  • Valdoraptor
  • Valdosaurus
  • Variraptor
Velociraptor Restoration
Artist's restoration of Velociraptor.

W

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  • Wadhurstia – junior synonym of Hypselospinus
  • Wakinosaurus
  • Walgettosuchus
  • "Walkeria" – preoccupied name, now known as Alwalkeria
  • "Walkersaurus" – nomen nudum; Duriavenator
  • Wamweracaudia
Новая реконструкция Монстра из Миндена
Artist's restoration of Wiehenvenator.

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  • Xenoceratops
  • Xenoposeidon
  • Xenotarsosaurus
  • Xianshanosaurus
  • Xiaosaurus
Xuwulong NT
Artist's restoration of Xuwulong.
  • Xiaotingia
  • Xingxiulong
  • Xinjiangovenator
  • Xinjiangtitan
  • Xiongguanlong
  • Xixianykus
  • Xixiasaurus
  • Xixiposaurus
  • Xiyunykus
  • Xuanhanosaurus
  • Xuanhuaceratops
  • "Xuanhuasaurus" – nomen nudum; Xuanhuaceratops
  • Xuwulong

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Yi qi restoration
Artist's restoration of Yi.
  • Yaverlandia
  • Yehuecauhceratops
  • "Yezosaurus" – nomen nudum; a mosasaur
  • Yi
  • "Yibinosaurus" – nomen nudum
  • Yimenosaurus
  • Yingshanosaurus
  • Yinlong
  • Yixianosaurus
  • Yizhousaurus
  • Yongjinglong
  • "Yuanmouraptor" – nomen nudum
  • Yuanmousaurus
  • Yueosaurus
  • Yulong
  • Yunganglong
  • Yunmenglong
  • Yunnanosaurus
  • "Yunxianosaurus" – nomen nudum
  • Yurgovuchia
  • Yutyrannus

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Zuniceratops BW
Life restoration of Zuniceratops.
  • Zhanghenglong
  • Zhejiangosaurus
  • Zhenyuanlong
  • Zhongornis - possibly a bird
  • Zhongjianosaurus
  • Zhongyuansaurus – probable junior synonym of Gobisaurus
  • Zhuchengceratops
  • Zhuchengosaurus - junior synonym of Shantungosaurus
  • Zhuchengtitan
  • Zhuchengtyrannus
  • Ziapelta
  • Zigongosaurus
  • Zizhongosaurus
  • Zuniceratops
  • Zuolong
  • Zuoyunlong
  • Zupaysaurus
  • Zuul

Related pages

  • Uncited genera names can be attributed to Olshevsky's "Dinosaur Genera List". Dalianraptor is listed by Olshevsky, but omitted from this list, since it has not been described as a non-avian dinosaur in a published source.
  • Lambert, D. (1993). "A to Z of Dinosaurs" In: The Ultimate Dinosaur Book. Dorling Kindersley, 192 pp. 
  • Olshevsky, G. (1995 onwards). Dinosaur Genera List. Retrieved July 30, 2013.
  • Walters, M. & J. Paker (1995). Dictionary of Prehistoric Life. Claremont Books. .
  • Weishampel, D.B., P. Dodson & H. Osmólska (eds.) (2004). The Dinosauria, Second Edition. University of California Press, 861 pp. .


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