Dinosaurs found in
China
287 kinds of dinosaur have been found in China, from 495 recorded finds. The best known are Yutyrannus, Microraptor and Tarbosaurus.
Most of the fossils come from the Yixian Formation, the Lufeng Formation, the Shaximiao Formation, the Shishugou Formation and the Jiufotang Formation.
Where the fossils were found
From the field
Famous dinosaurs from China
Yixian Fm. · named 2012
Yutyrannus
9 mCarnivoreEarly Cretaceous
Jiufotang Fm. · named 2000
Microraptor
0.8 mCarnivoreEarly Cretaceous
Nemegt Fm. · named 1955
Tarbosaurus
10 mCarnivoreLate Cretaceous
Djadokhta Fm. · named 1923
Protoceratops
2 mHerbivoreLate Cretaceous
Yixian Fm. · named 1923
Psittacosaurus
2 mHerbivoreEarly Cretaceous
Shaximiao Fm. · named 1954
Mamenchisaurus
HerbivoreMiddle Jurassic to Early Cretaceous
Yixian Fm. · named 1996
Sinosauropteryx
1.1 mCarnivoreEarly Cretaceous
Tiaojishan Fm. · named 2009
Anchiornis
OmnivoreMiddle Jurassic to Late Jurassic
All 287 dinosaurs found in China
- Yutyrannus
- Microraptor
- Tarbosaurus
- Protoceratops
- Psittacosaurus
- Mamenchisaurus
- Sinosauropteryx
- Anchiornis
- Yi
- Guanlong
- Shantungosaurus
- Gigantoraptor
- Alioramus
- Micropachycephalosaurus
- Zhuchengtyrannus
- Monolophosaurus
- Sinornithosaurus
- Yangchuanosaurus
- Sinraptor
- Beipiaosaurus
- Haolong
- Chilantaisaurus
- Sinoceratops
- Shunosaurus
- Sinosaurus
- Dilong
- Epidexipteryx
- Charonosaurus
- Liaoningosaurus
- Caudipteryx
- Gigantspinosaurus
- Pinacosaurus
- Wuerhosaurus
- Alectrosaurus
- Tsintaosaurus
- Tuojiangosaurus
- Sinotyrannus
- Archaeornithomimus
- Huayangosaurus
- Chaoyangsaurus
- Zhenyuanlong
- Limusaurus
- Chungkingosaurus
- Asiatyrannus
- Omeisaurus
- Yinlong
- Changyuraptor
- Xiongguanlong
- Gasosaurus
- Scansoriopteryx
- Dongbeititan
- Tianyulong
- Xuanhanosaurus
- Incisivosaurus
- Yanbeilong
- Ambopteryx
- Amurosaurus
- Bellusaurus
- Shaochilong
- Corythoraptor
- Gilmoreosaurus
- Caihong
- Leshansaurus
- Yunnanosaurus
- Wannanosaurus
- Chuandongocoelurus
- Gongxianosaurus
- Euhelopus
- Lufengosaurus
- Alxasaurus
- Huadanosaurus
- Xinjiangtitan
- Yuxisaurus
- Aorun
- Archaeoceratops
- Jiangjunosaurus
- Sinocalliopteryx
- Zuolong
- Agilisaurus
- Bashanosaurus
- Abrosaurus
- Bactrosaurus
- Jinbeisaurus
- Sinovenator
- Neimongosaurus
- Kelmayisaurus
- Gongshuilong
- Erliansaurus
- Beibeilong
- Pulaosaurus
- Protarchaeopteryx
- Tongnanlong
- Nanshiungosaurus
- Linhenykus
- Jianchangosaurus
- Bolong
- Yuanmouraptor
- Pedopenna
- Ruyangosaurus
- Haplocheirus
- Changzhousaurus
- Crichtonpelta
- Daurlong
- Archaeocursor
- Eosinopteryx
- Yingshanosaurus
- Gobisaurus
- Huaxiagnathus
- Shidaisaurus
- Shenzhousaurus
- Gobititan
- Erketu
- Jeholosaurus
- Linheraptor
- Jinfengopteryx
- Auroraceratops
- Qiupalong
- Chuanqilong
- Datanglong
- Machairasaurus
- Lingwulong
- Lanzhousaurus
- Heyuannia
- Wudingloong
- Graciliraptor
- Panguraptor
- Sinornithomimus
- Qianjiangsaurus
- Qiaowanlong
- Hexing
- Eopinacosaurus
- Daxiatitan
- Kaijiangosaurus
- Huashanosaurus
- Huanghetitan
- Zhongjianosaurus
- Liaoceratops
- Serikornis
- Urbacodon
- Huanansaurus
- Baiyinosaurus
- Jianianhualong
- Eshanosaurus
- Xiangyunloong
- Probactrosaurus
- Zhuchengtitan
- Zhuchengceratops
- Yandusaurus
- Yuanyanglong
- Xingxiulong
- Lishulong
- Changmiania
- Luanchuanraptor
- Analong
- Sinocephale
- Philovenator
- Xinjiangovenator
- Sinornithoides
- Wulagasaurus
- Banji
- Klamelisaurus
- Tanius
- Xiaosaurus
- Liaoningotitan
- Sonidosaurus
- Helioceratops
- Xixiasaurus
- Datousaurus
- Caenagnathasia
- Anomalipes
- Equijubus
- Jiangxititan
- Xunmenglong
- Liaoningvenator
- Yunyangosaurus
- Shuangbaisaurus
- Daliansaurus
- Datai
- Borealosaurus
- Huabeisaurus
- Gannansaurus
- Jinchuanloong
- Chinshakiangosaurus
- Huaxiazhoulong
- Gongbusaurus
- Laiyangosaurus
- Ruixinia
- Hualianceratops
- Ningyuansaurus
- Hudiesaurus
- Jiangxisaurus
- Mandschurosaurus
- Yimenosaurus
- Hexinlusaurus
- Sinankylosaurus
- Xuanhuaceratops
- Jingiella
- Xuwulong
- Mosaiceratops
- Jinyunpelta
- Bannykus
- Yuanmousaurus
- Tugulusaurus
- Ischioceratops
- Xixianykus
- Linhevenator
- Daanosaurus
- Similicaudipteryx
- Dongyangopelta
- Chuanjiesaurus
- Migmanychion
- Sinusonasus
- Anhuilong
- Qijianglong
- Taohelong
- Mongolosaurus
- Jiangshanosaurus
- Mei
- Xixiposaurus
- Baotianmansaurus
- Nanningosaurus
- Sanpasaurus
- Qiupanykus
- Jintasaurus
- Irisosaurus
- Xianshanosaurus
- Bayannurosaurus
- Yongjinglong
- Yunmenglong
- Tienshanosaurus
- Tongtianlong
- Gongpoquansaurus
- Sauroplites
- Yizhousaurus
- Zhanghenglong
- Protognathosaurus
- Fusuisaurus
- Dongyangosaurus
- Yuzhoulong
- Rhomaleopakhus
- Penelopognathus
- Shishugounykus
- Shanyangosaurus
- Nankangia
- Nebulasaurus
- Eomamenchisaurus
- Lingyuanosaurus
- Xiyunykus
- Fushanosaurus
- Gandititan
- Yueosaurus
- Datonglong
- Xingtianosaurus
- Qingxiusaurus
- Dashanpusaurus
- Papiliovenator
- Shuangmiaosaurus
- Tonganosaurus
- Nanyangosaurus
- Zuoyunlong
- Luoyanggia
- Silutitan
- Hamititan
- Sanxiasaurus
- Shixinggia
- Huangshanlong
- Napaisaurus
- Yunganglong
- Liubangosaurus
- Damalasaurus
- Microdontosaurus
- Jian
- Qianlong
- Wulong
- Bagaceratops
- Beishanlong
- Epidendrosaurus
- Ganzhousaurus
- Jingshanosaurus
- Suzhousaurus
- Tiantaisaurus
- Tianyuraptor
- Wulatelong
- Xiaotingia
- Yixianosaurus
- Yulong
- Zhongornis