Paleontology

List of Dinosaur Genera

Dinosaurs were a diverse group of reptiles that dominated the Earth for over 160 million years. Their fascinating variety includes both massive herbivores and fierce carnivores.

484 itemsUpdated Mar 13, 2026

This list compiles 498 valid genera of dinosaurs, representing a diverse range of species from the Mesozoic Era. It focuses exclusively on dinosaur genera, excluding other prehistoric reptiles, mammals, and unrelated taxa.

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Tarbosaurus

8

Apatosaurus

9

Diplodocus

10

Tyrannosaurus

11

Triceratops

12

Stegosaurus

13

Brachiosaurus

14

Allosaurus

15

Velociraptor

16

Deinonychus

17

Giraffatitan

18

Coelophysoidea

19

Sauropoda

20

Camarasaurus

21

Cetiosaurus

22

Carcharodontosaurus

23

Ornitholestes

24

Pachycephalosaurus

25

Styracosaurus

26

Torosaurus

27

Protoceratops

28

Anatotitan

29

Hadrosaurus

30

Mitreola

31

Xenoceratops

32

Dakosaurus

33

Scelidosaurus

34

Réunion Ibis

35

Trigonotarbida

36

Phalangiotarbida

37

Plesiosiro madeleyi

38

Lithornithidae

39

Chilotherium

40

eurypterid

41

Kauaʻi ʻŌʻō

43

Elrathia

44

Composita

45

Chonetes

46

Callavia

47

Agnostus

48

Olenellus

49

ʻĀmaui

50

Borogovia

51

Ptychoparia

52

Flexicalymene

53

Conocoryphe

54

Bathyuriscus

55

Pinacosaurus

56

Neotherium mirum

57

Nemicolopterus

58

Rajasaurus

59

mammoth

60

Anthophorula persephone

61

Anomalocaris

62

Necrolemur

63

Neanderthal

64

Afropithecus turkanensis

65

Ankylosaurus

66

Albertosaurus

67

Gordosaurus

68

Bumastus

69

Isotelus

70

Phacops

71

Dikelocephalus

72

Pisanosaurus

73

Peking Man

74

Jamoytius kerwoodi

75

Opabinia regalis

76

Euomphalus

77

Pleurotomaria

78

Nerinea

79

Sinophoneus

80

Ennatosaurus tecton

81

Tetraceratops

82

Dracovenator

83

Floridaceras

84

Anabisetia

85

Ictiobus

86

Necrolestes

87

Haplocheirus

88

Archeria

89

Ignavusaurus

90

Karaurus sharovi

91

Archaeopteryx

92

Homo erectus

93

Homo habilis

94

Ankalagon saurognathus

95

Australopithecus

96

Homo ergaster

97

Homo heidelbergensis

98

Ardipithecus

99

Australopithecus afarensis cumio

100

Homo rudolfensis

101

Aviatyrannis

102

Paranthropus

103

Steppe mammoth

104

Conocardium

105

Marrella splendens

106

Sauroniops

107

Coloradia

108

Xenacanthiformes

109

Gesomyrmex pulcher

110

Gesomyrmex flavescens

111

Gesomyrmex germanicus

113

Leptoceratopsidae

114

Aviculopecten

115

Exogyra

116

Alnashetri

117

Astrodon

118

Diictodon

119

Gryphaea

120

Inoceramus

121

Hippurites

122

Moschops

123

Segisaurus

124

Argentinosaurus

125

Dimetrodon

126

Compsognathus

127

Euoplocephalus

128

Carnotaurus sastrei

129

Ceratosaurus

130

Abelisaurus

131

Placoderms

132

Acanthodii

133

Spinosaurus

134

Iguanodon

135

Eoraptor

136

Dromaeosauridae

137

Baryonyx

138

Acrocanthosaurus

139

Mamenchisaurus

140

Dunkleosteus

141

Troodon

142

Plateosaurus

143

Tyrannosauridae

144

Megalosaurus

145

Ornithomimus

146

Caudipteryx

147

Oviraptor

148

Sauropelta

149

Avimimus

150

Corythosaurus

151

Dromaeosaurus

152

Dryosaurus

153

Hypsilophodon foxii

154

Lesothosaurus

155

Amphicoelias

156

Kentrosaurus

157

Saurolophus

158

Tuojiangosaurus

159

Segnosaurus

160

Tenontosaurus

161

Elasmosaurus

162

Saltasaurus

163

Leedsichthys problematicus

164

Ouranosaurus

165

Yangchuanosaurus

166

Sarcosuchus

167

Dorudon

168

Entelodont

169

Deinocheirus

170

Staurikosaurus

171

Brachiosauridae

172

Thescelosaurus

173

Cryptoclidus

174

Afrovenator abakensis

175

Shantungosaurus

176

Pachycephalosaurus spinifer

177

Thylacosmilus

178

Cryolophosaurus ellioti

179

Rahonavis

180

Muttaburrasaurus

181

Majungasaurus crenatissimus

182

Alioramus

183

Mapusaurus

184

Supersaurus

185

Leaellynasaura

186

Multituberculata

187

Aucasaurus

188

Heterodontosaurus

189

Carnosauria

190

Utahraptor

191

Eotyrannus

192

Masiakasaurus

193

Spinosauridae

194

Suchomimus

195

Quetzalcoatlus

196

Ophthalmosaurus

197

Irritator

198

Eustreptospondylus

199

Saurophaganax

200

Deinonychosauria

201

Omeisaurus

202

Diplodocidae

203

Beipiaosaurus

204

Noasaurus leali

205

Moeritherium

206

Anchiornis huxleyi

207

Prosauropod

208

Abydosaurus mcintoshi

209

Dimorphodon

210

Bactrosaurus

211

Futalognkosaurus

212

Pentaceratops

213

Bagaceratops rozhdestvenskyi

214

Therizinosaurus

215

Sinornithosaurus

216

Placerias

217

Australovenator wintonensis

218

Tsintaosaurus

219

Diplocaulus

220

Aardonyx

221

Thecodontosaurus

222

Vulcanodon

223

Kronosaurus

224

Phorusrhacos

225

Agilisaurus

226

Notoungulata

227

Odontochelys

228

Leptoceratops

229

Tyrannotitan chubutensis

230

Carcharodontosauridae

231

Castorocauda

232

Steropodon

233

Phytosauridae

234

Ornithocheirus

235

Pachycephalosauria

236

Sinosauropteryx

237

Ceratopsia

238

Ceratosauria

239

Marginocephalia

240

Heterodontosauridae

241

Cerapoda

242

Tyrannosauroidea

243

Jobaria

244

Atlascopcosaurus

245

Chirostenotes

246

Shunosaurus

247

Nigersaurus taqueti

248

Dicraeosaurus

249

Oviraptorosauria

250

Mononykus

251

Tapejara

252

Postosuchus

253

Archaeoceratops

254

Hypsilophodontidae

255

Ornithomimidae

256

Xiphactinus

257

Procompsognathus

258

Temnospondyli

259

Seymouria

260

Tylosaurus

261

Homo rhodesiensis

262

Hyaenodon

263

Toxodon

264

Ichthyostega

265

Gastornis

266

Tiktaalik

267

Stegosauria

268

Nothronychus

269

Euparkeria

270

Torvosaurus

271

Megaraptor

272

Saichania

273

Titanosaurus

274

Monolophosaurus

276

Lufengosaurus

277

Diprotodon

278

Ichthyosaurus

279

Pachyrhinosaurus

280

Monoclonius

281

Albertaceratops

282

Avaceratops

283

Aegyptosaurus

284

Anchiceratops

285

Alamosaurus

286

Chasmosaurus

287

Centrosaurus

288

Achelousaurus

289

Arrhinoceratops

290

Abrictosaurus consors

291

Einiosaurus

292

Brachyceratops

293

Alectrosaurus

294

Deltadromeus

295

Megalosauridae

296

Dryptosaurus

297

Paralititan

298

Dryopithecus

299

Wuerhosaurus

300

Barapasaurus

301

Scutellosaurus

302

Huayangosaurus

303

Panoplosaurus

304

Odobenocetops

305

Embrithopoda

306

Brachytrachelopan

307

Nanotyrannus

308

Aegyptopithecus zeuxis

309

Elasmotherium

310

Lystrosaurus

311

Dicynodont

312

Allosauridae

313

Homo sapiens idaltu

314

Edaphosaurus

315

Gorgonops

316

Sauroposeidon

317

Glyptodon

318

Oreopithecus bambolii

319

Saurornithoides

320

Archaeornithomimus

321

Yutyrannus

322

Europasaurus

323

Concavenator

324

Raptorex

325

Arsinoitherium

326

Altirhinus

327

Antarctosaurus

328

Nanshiungosaurus

329

Albertonykus

330

Agathaumas

331

Nipponosaurus

332

Agustinia

333

Livyatan

334

Dacentrurus

335

Garudimimus

336

Acanthostega

337

Aeolosaurus

338

Rhynchosauria

339

Adasaurus

340

Hylaeosaurus

341

Gasosaurus

342

Zuniceratops

343

Micropachycephalosaurus

344

Darwinopterus

345

Protarchaeopteryx

346

Riojasaurus

347

Montanoceratops

348

Tanystropheus

349

Othnielia

350

Zupaysaurus

351

Materpiscis

352

Sharovipteryx

353

Arthropleura

354

Proconsul

355

Longisquama

356

Anomodontia

357

Therocephalia

358

Gorgonopsia

359

Caseasauria

360

Dinocephalia

361

Morganucodon

362

Nimravidae

363

Incisivosaurus

364

Kollikodon

365

Repenomamus

366

Aetosauria

367

Procoptodon

368

Cooksonia

369

Proailurus

370

Brachypotherium

371

Litopterna

372

Saurornitholestes

373

Prosaurolophus

374

Spinosauroidea

375

Enantiornithes

376

Diabloceratops

377

Centrosaurinae

378

Rutiodon

379

Panderichthys

380

Stokesosaurus

381

Limusaurus

382

Pikaia

383

Ambulocetus

384

Hallucigenia

385

Maiasaura

386

Achillobator

387

Troodontidae

388

Hylonomus

389

Olorotitan

390

Volaticotherium

391

Anserimimus

392

Eocarcharia dinops

393

Chialingosaurus

394

Nemegtosaurus

395

Macronaria

396

Yamaceratops

397

Linheraptor

398

Kileskus

399

Petrolacosaurus

400

Lusotitan

401

Tarascosaurus

402

Asilisaurus

403

Noasauridae

404

Agujaceratops

405

Fukuiraptor

406

Zalmoxes

407

Pyroraptor

408

Scaphognathus

409

Quaesitosaurus

410

Euhelopus

411

Erlikosaurus

412

Elaphrosaurus

413

Patagosaurus

414

Shonisaurus

415

Magyarosaurus

416

Conchoraptor

417

Abelisauroidea

418

Sinraptoridae

419

Tylocephale

420

Wiwaxia

421

Tupuxuara

422

Achillesaurus

423

Ekrixinatosaurus

424

Dsungaripterus

425

Thalassodromeus

426

Eudimorphodon

427

Chindesaurus

428

Udanoceratops

429

Melanorosaurus

430

Microceratus

431

Ampelosaurus

432

Mesohippus

433

Epidexipteryx

434

Nedoceratops

435

Gomphotherium

436

Homotherium

437

Eotriceratops

438

Proceratosaurus

439

Liliensternus

440

Aragosaurus

441

Aublysodon

442

Glyptodontidae

443

Rhamphorhynchus

444

Barbourofelidae

445

Daspletosaurus torosus

446

Psittacosaurus

447

Lambeosaurus

448

Hybodus

449

Koolasuchus cleelandi

450

Lycaenops

451

Jinfengopteryx

452

Metriorhynchus

453

Caseidae

454

Desmatosuchus

455

Pierolapithecus catalaunicus

456

Rebbachisauridae

457

Similicaudipteryx

458

Sphenosuchia

459

Pseudaelurus

460

Kannemeyeria

461

Atsinganosaurus

462

Dracopelta

463

Diadectes

464

Aralosaurus

465

Macroplata

466

Palaeomastodon

467

Gerobatrachus

468

Megazostrodon

469

Dinocerata

470

Platybelodon

471

Sauropterygia

472

Ichthyornis

473

Mesosaurus

474

Bennettitales

475

Hesperornithiformes

476

Placodont

477

Pareiasauridae

478

Inostrancevia

479

Anaspida

480

Archaeodontosaurus

481

Neovenator

482

Balaur bondoc

483

Mussaurdes

484

Saltopus

485

Brontotheriidae

486

Bruhathkayosaurus matleyi

487

Aerosteon

488

Diamantinasaurus

489

Wintonotitan

490

Tawa hallae

491

Juravenator

492

Diplodocoidea

493

Spriggina

This list is compiled from verified public records and reference sources. Last verified: March 13, 2026.

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