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List of North American dinosaurs

This is a list of dinosaurs that lived in North America.

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List of North American dinosaurs

Name Period Diet[1] Notes
Achelousaurus Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Acrocanthosaurus Cretaceous carnivore β€”
Agathaumas Cretaceous herbivore Dubious, see article
Agujaceratops Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Alamosaurus Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Alaskacephale Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Albertaceratops Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Albertonykus Cretaceous carnivore/insectivore β€”
Albertosaurus Cretaceous carnivore β€”
Aletopelta Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Allosaurus Jurassic carnivore β€”
Ammosaurus Jurassic herbivore/omnivore β€”
Amphicoelias Jurassic herbivore β€”
Anasazisaurus Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Anatotitan Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Anchiceratops Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Anchisaurus Jurassic herbivore β€”
Angulomastacator Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Animantarx Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Ankylosaurus Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Antrodemus Jurassic carnivore Probably synonymous with Allosaurus, see article
Apatodon (unknown) (unknown) Highly dubious, see article
Apatosaurus Jurassic herbivore Formerly known as Brontosaurus
Appalachiosaurus Cretaceous carnivore β€”
Arkansaurus Cretaceous carnivore β€”
Arrhinoceratops Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Astrodon Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Atlantosaurus Jurassic herbivore β€”
Atrociraptor Cretaceous carnivore β€”
Aublysodon Cretaceous carnivore β€”
Avaceratops Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Bambiraptor Cretaceous carnivore β€”
Barosaurus Jurassic herbivore β€”
Beelemodon Jurassic (unknown) β€”
Brachiosaurus Jurassic/Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Brachyceratops Cretaceous herbivore Only juvenile fossils found so far
Brachylophosaurus Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Brontoraptor Jurassic carnivore β€”
Bugenasaura Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Camarasaurus Jurassic herbivore β€”
Camposaurus Triassic carnivore Dubious, see article
Camptosaurus Jurassic/Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Capitalsaurus Cretaceous carnivore β€”
Caseosaurus Triassic carnivore β€”
Cedarosaurus Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Cedarpelta Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Cedrorestes Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Centrosaurus Cretaceous herbivore Not to be confused with Kentrosaurus
Cerasinops Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Ceratops Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Ceratosaurus Jurassic carnivore β€”
Chasmosaurus Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Chindesaurus Triassic carnivore β€”
Chirostenotes Cretaceous carnivore β€”
Cionodon Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Claorhynchus Cretaceous herbivore Dubious, see article
Claosaurus Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Coelophysis Triassic carnivore β€”
Coelurus Jurassic carnivore β€”
Colepiocephale Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Comanchesaurus Triassic (unknown) β€”
Corythosaurus Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Dakotadon Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Daspletosaurus Cretaceous carnivore β€”
Deinodon Cretaceous carnivore Dubious, see article
Deinonychus Cretaceous carnivore β€”
Diclonius Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Dilophosaurus Jurassic carnivore β€”
Diplodocus Jurassic herbivore β€”
Diplotomodon Cretaceous carnivore β€”
Dracorex Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Drinker Jurassic herbivore β€”
Dromaeosaurus Cretaceous carnivore β€”
Dromiceiomimus Cretaceous carnivore(?) β€”
Dryosaurus Jurassic herbivore β€”
Dryptosaurus Cretaceous carnivore β€”
Dyoplosaurus Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Dysganus Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Dyslocosaurus Jurassic herbivore β€”
Dystrophaeus Jurassic herbivore β€”
Edmarka Jurassic carnivore β€”
Edmontonia Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Edmontosaurus Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Einiosaurus Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Eobrontosaurus Jurassic herbivore β€”
Eolambia Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Eotriceratops Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Epanterias Jurassic carnivore β€”
Euoplocephalus Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Falcarius Cretaceous (disputed) Apparently in the course of switching from carnivore to herbivore
Gargoyleosaurus Jurassic herbivore β€”
Gastonia Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Glyptodontopelta Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Gojirasaurus Triassic carnivore β€”
Gorgosaurus Cretaceous carnivore β€”
Gravitholus Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Gryposaurus Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Hadrosaurus Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Hagryphus Cretaceous carnivore β€”
Hanssuesia Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Haplocanthosaurus Jurassic herbivore β€”
Hesperonychus Cretaceous carnivore β€”
Hesperosaurus Jurassic herbivore β€”
Hoplitosaurus Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Hypacrosaurus Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Hypsibema Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Koparion Jurassic (unknown) β€”
Kritosaurus Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Labocania Cretaceous carnivore β€”
Lambeosaurus Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Laosaurus Jurassic/Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Leptoceratops Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Lophorhothon Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Madsenius Jurassic carnivore β€”
Magulodon Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Maiasaura Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Marshosaurus Jurassic carnivore β€”
Megapnosaurus Jurassic carnivore Formerly known as Syntarsus
Microcephale Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Microvenator Cretaceous carnivore β€”
Moabosaurus Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Monoclonius Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Montanoceratops Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Mymoorapelta Jurassic herbivore β€”
Naashoibitosaurus Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Nanosaurus Jurassic herbivore (?) β€”
Nanotyrannus Cretaceous carnivore β€”
Nedcolbertia Cretaceous (unknown) β€”
Nedoceratops Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Niobrarasaurus Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Nodocephalosaurus Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Nodosaurus Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Nothronychus Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Orcomimus Cretaceous carnivore β€”
Ornatotholus Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Ornitholestes Jurassic carnivore β€”
Ornithomimus Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Orodromeus Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Oryctodromeus Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Othnielia Jurassic herbivore β€”
Othnielosaurus Jurassic herbivore/omnivore β€”
Pachycephalosaurus Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Pachyrhinosaurus Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Palaeopteryx Jurassic (unknown) Dubious, see article
Palaeoscincus Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Paluxysaurus Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Panoplosaurus Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Parasaurolophus Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Parksosaurus Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Paronychodon Cretaceous carnivore β€”
Pawpawsaurus Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Peloroplites Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Pentaceratops Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Planicoxa Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Pleurocoelus Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Podokesaurus Jurassic carnivore β€”
Polyonax Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Prenoceratops Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Priconodon Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Prosaurolophus Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Protoavis Cretaceous (unknown) Dubious, see article
Protohadros Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Pteropelyx Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Richardoestesia Cretaceous carnivore β€”
Saurolophus Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Sauropelta Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Saurophaganax Jurassic carnivore β€”
Sauroposeidon Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Saurornitholestes Cretaceous carnivore β€”
Scelidosaurus Jurassic herbivore β€”
Scutellosaurus Jurassic herbivore β€”
Segisaurus Jurassic carnivore β€”
Silvisaurus Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Sonorasaurus Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Sphaerotholus Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Stegoceras Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Stegopelta Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Stegosaurus Jurassic herbivore β€”
Stokesosaurus Jurassic carnivore β€”
Struthiomimus Cretaceous herbivore/omnivore β€”
Stygimoloch Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Styracosaurus Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Supersaurus Jurassic herbivore β€”
Suuwassea Jurassic herbivore β€”
Tanycolagreus Jurassic carnivore β€”
Tenontosaurus Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Texasetes Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Theiophytalia Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Thescelosaurus Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Thespesius Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Tichosteus Jurassic herbivore β€”
Torosaurus Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Torvosaurus Jurassic carnivore β€”
Trachodon Cretaceous herbivore Dubious, see article
Triceratops Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Troodon Cretaceous omnivore (?) β€”
Tyrannosaurus Cretaceous carnivore β€”
Utahraptor Cretaceous carnivore β€”
Velafrons Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Venenosaurus Cretaceous herbivore β€”
WDC DML 001 Jurassic omnivore (?) β€”
Wyomingraptor Jurassic carnivore β€”
Zephyrosaurus Cretaceous herbivore β€”
Zuniceratops Cretaceous herbivore β€”

Key

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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

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