Dinosaur Species

In this part of Dinosaurs Everywhere we will go through all the common dinosaur species as well as the lesser-known species.

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We will run through what we know of the species to where they have been featured in pop culture such as movies, video games, etc. and where they lived as well as what other dinosaur and non-dinosaur species they lived with. This should help to put your favourite dinosaur species in context whilst you learn about them!

We will also cover non-dinosaur species and what’s going on with the planet at the time. I personally find things fascinating such as the Stegosaurus was already extinct and fossilised before T rex stalked the earth! And it’s nice to know when the first flowers evolved and grassland appeared and which dinosaurs lived amongst modern birds…

As you can imagine, there are a lot of dinosaur species with more being discovered or described each year. We will start with some of the more well-known ones and common favourites and aim to add more as regularly as we can.

A List of most of the dinosaur species discovered so far…

• Abelisaurus – A large, predatory dinosaur with a short snout and a powerful bite.
• Achillobator – A large, feathered theropod dinosaur with a long neck and tail.
• Acrocanthosaurus – A large, predatory dinosaur with a high, spiny back.
• Aegyptosaurus – A long-necked sauropod dinosaur that was one of the largest dinosaurs ever to live.
• Amargasaurus – A sauropod dinosaur with a series of tall spines along its neck and back.
• Ankylosaurus – A heavily armoured dinosaur with a club-like tail.
• Apatosaurus – A long-necked sauropod dinosaur that was one of the largest dinosaurs ever to live.
• Archaeopteryx – A small, feathered dinosaur that is considered to be the first bird.
• Argentinosaurus – The largest dinosaur ever to live, with a length of up to 130 feet.
• Atlascopcosaurus – A sauropod dinosaur that was one of the largest dinosaurs ever to live.
• Aucasaurus – A large, predatory dinosaur with a short snout and a powerful bite.
• Austroraptor – A large, feathered theropod dinosaur with a long neck and tail.
• Avaceratops – A small, ceratopsian dinosaur with a short frill.
• Bambiraptor – A small, feathered theropod dinosaur that was one of the smallest dinosaurs ever to live.
• Barapasaurus – A sauropod dinosaur that was one of the largest dinosaurs ever to live.
• Barosaurus – A long-necked sauropod dinosaur that was one of the largest dinosaurs ever to live.
• Baryonyx – A large, predatory dinosaur with a large claw on its hand.
• Becklespinax – A large, predatory dinosaur with a series of spines along its back.
• Beipiaosaurus – A small, feathered theropod dinosaur with a long neck and tail.
• Bellusaurus – A sauropod dinosaur that was one of the largest dinosaurs ever to live.
• Brachiosaurus – A long-necked sauropod dinosaur that was one of the largest dinosaurs ever to live.
• Brontosaurus – A long-necked sauropod dinosaur that was one of the largest dinosaurs ever to live.
• Camarasaurus – A long-necked sauropod dinosaur that was one of the largest dinosaurs ever to live.
• Carnotaurus – A large, predatory dinosaur with short arms and a large head.
• Ceratosaurus – A large, predatory dinosaur with a horn on its nose.
• Chasmosaurus – A large, horned dinosaur with a frill.
• Chialingosaurus – A small, stegosaur dinosaur with a series of plates along its back.
• Chilantaisaurus – A large, predatory theropod dinosaur that may have been ancestral to Spinosaurus.
• Chilesaurus – A plant-eating theropod dinosaur that has been known by three different names.
• Chindesaurus – An early dinosaur that was a close relative of Herrerasaurus.
• Chirstenotes – This birdlike dinosaur has been known by three different names.
• Chubutisaurus – This titanosaur was on Tyrannotitan’s lunch menu.
• Chungkingosaurus – An early stegosaur had some primitive characteristics.
• Citipati – This Mongolian theropod was a close relative of Oviraptor.
• Coelophysis – A small, predatory dinosaur that was one of the earliest dinosaurs ever to live.
• Compsognathus – A small, feathered theropod dinosaur that was one of the smallest dinosaurs ever to live.
• Concavenator – A large, predatory theropod dinosaur with a large sail on its back.
• Corythosaurus – A large, horned dinosaur with a frill.
• Crichtonsaurus – A small, sauropod dinosaur that was one of the smallest dinosaurs ever to live.
• Dilophosaurus – A small, predatory dinosaur with a double crest on its head.
• Diplodocus – A long-necked sauropod dinosaur that was one of the largest dinosaurs ever to live.
• Dromiceiomimus – A small, feathered theropod dinosaur that was one of the fastest dinosaurs ever to live.
• Einiosaurus – A small, horned dinosaur with a short frill.
• Eoraptor – An early dinosaur that was one of the earliest dinosaurs ever to live.
• Erlikosaurus – A large, therizinosaur dinosaur with a large claw on its hand.
• Euoplocephalus – A heavily armored dinosaur with a club-like tail.
• Europasaurus – A small, sauropod dinosaur that was one of the smallest dinosaurs ever to live.
• Futalognkosaurus – A large, sauropod dinosaur that was one of the largest dinosaurs ever to live.
• Giganotosaurus – A large, predatory dinosaur that was one of the largest dinosaurs ever to live.
• Gorgosaurus – A large, predatory dinosaur with a short snout and a powerful bite.
• Hadrosaurus – A large, duck-billed dinosaur that was one of the largest dinosaurs ever to live.
• Herrerasaurus – An early dinosaur that was one of the earliest dinosaurs ever to live.
• Heterodontosaurus – A small, horned dinosaur with a short frill.
• Huehuecanauhtlus – A large, sauropod dinosaur that was one of the largest dinosaurs ever to live.
• Hypsilophodon – A small, ornithopod dinosaur with a long neck and tail.
• Iguanodon – A large, ornithopod dinosaur with a long neck and tail.
• Kentrosaurus – A large, stegosaur dinosaur with a series of spikes along its back.
• Lapparentosaurus – A small, sauropod dinosaur that was one of the smallest dinosaurs ever to live.
• Limusaurus – A small, feathered theropod dinosaur that was one of the smallest dinosaurs ever to live.
• Mamenchisaurus – A long-necked sauropod dinosaur that was one of the largest dinosaurs ever to live.
• Massospondylus – A small, sauropod dinosaur that was one of the smallest dinosaurs ever to live.
• Megalosaurus – A large, predatory dinosaur with a short snout and a powerful bite.
• Microraptor – A small, feathered theropod dinosaur that was one of the smallest dinosaurs ever to live.
• Miriachisaurus – A small, sauropod dinosaur that was one of the smallest dinosaurs ever to live.
• Mononykus – A small, therizinosaur dinosaur with a single claw on its hand.
• Nanuqsaurus – A large, predatory dinosaur with a short snout and a powerful bite.
• Nodosaurus – A heavily armored dinosaur with a club-like tail.
• Ornithomimus – A small, feathered theropod dinosaur that was one of the fastest dinosaurs ever to live.
• Ornithosuchus – An early dinosaur that was one of the earliest dinosaurs ever to live.
• Oviraptor – A small, feathered theropod dinosaur that was one of the smallest dinosaurs ever to live.
• Pachycephalosaurus – A large, dome-headed dinosaur with a thick skull.
• Pachyrhinosaurus – A large, dome-headed dinosaur with a thick skull.
• Parasaurolophus – A large, duck-billed dinosaur with a long, hollow crest on its head.
• Pelorosaurus – A large, sauropod dinosaur that was one of the largest dinosaurs ever to live.
• Plateosaurus – An early dinosaur that was one of the earliest dinosaurs ever to live.
• Protoceratops – A small, horned dinosaur with a short frill.
• Saurolophus – A large, duck-billed dinosaur with a long, hollow crest on its head.
• Seismosaurus – A large, sauropod dinosaur that was one of the largest dinosaurs ever to live.
• Sinosauropteryx – A small, feathered theropod dinosaur that was one of the first dinosaurs ever to be discovered with feathers.
• Spinosaurus – A large, predatory dinosaur with a large sail on its back.
• Stegosaurus – A large, stegosaur dinosaur with a series of plates along its back.
• Suchomimus – A large, predatory dinosaur with a crocodile-like snout.
• Styracosaurus – A large, horned dinosaur with a large frill.
• Tachisaurus – A small, sauropod dinosaur that was one of the smallest dinosaurs ever to live.
• Tarbosaurus – A large, predatory dinosaur with a short snout and a powerful bite.
• Therizinosaurus – A large, therizinosaur dinosaur with a large claw on its hand.
• Torosaurus – A large, horned dinosaur with a large frill.
• Triceratops – A large, horned dinosaur with a large frill.
• Tyrannosaurus rex – The largest and most famous predatory dinosaur ever to live.
• Velociraptor – A small, feathered theropod dinosaur that was one of the smallest dinosaurs ever to live.
• Wuerhosaurus – A small, sauropod dinosaur that was one of the smallest dinosaurs ever to live.
• Xenoposeidon – A large, predatory dinosaur with a short snout and a powerful bite.
• Yandusaurus – A small, sauropod dinosaur that was one of the smallest dinosaurs ever to live.
• Yunnanosaurus – A small, sauropod dinosaur that was one of the smallest dinosaurs ever to live.
• Zarafasaura – A small, ornithopod dinosaur with a long neck and tail.
• Zuniceratops – A small, horned dinosaur with a short frill.

There are always new discoveries and older fossils can get reclassified so there may be more in the future, we always try to keep up to date!

If you have any favourites you’d like to be covered, please let us know and we’ll try to cover that first!