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List of North American dinosaurs

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

Contents

List of North American dinosaurs

Acrocanthosaurus.
Alamosaurus.
Albertaceratops.
Allosaurus.
Anatotitan.
Anchiceratops.
Ankylosaurus.
Barosaurus.
Brachiosaurus.
Brachyceratops.
Brachylophosaurus.
Camptosaurus.
Cerasinops.
Ceratosaurus.
Coelurus.
Corythosaurus.
Deinonychus.
Dilophosaurus.
Dromaeosaurus.
Edmontonia.
Edmontosaurus.
Gryposaurus.
Hypacrosaurus.
Monoclonius.
Ornitholestes.
Pentaceratops.
Saurolophus.
Scutellosaurus.
Tyrannosaurus.
Utahraptor.
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

Notes



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