Dinosaurs found in
China
293 kinds of dinosaur have been found in China, from 511 recorded finds. The best known are Yutyrannus, Microraptor and Tarbosaurus.
Most of the fossils come from the Lufeng Formation, the Yixian Formation, the Shaximiao Formation, the Shishugou Formation and the Jiufotang Formation.
Where the fossils were found
From the field
Famous dinosaurs from China
Yutyrannus
9 mCarnivoreEarly Cretaceous
Microraptor
0.8 mCarnivoreEarly Cretaceous
Tarbosaurus
10 mCarnivoreLate Cretaceous
Protoceratops
2 mHerbivoreLate Cretaceous
Psittacosaurus
2 mHerbivoreEarly Cretaceous
Mamenchisaurus
HerbivoreMiddle Jurassic to Early Cretaceous
Sinosauropteryx
1.1 mCarnivoreEarly Cretaceous
Anchiornis
OmnivoreMiddle Jurassic to Late Jurassic
All 293 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
- Raptorex
- Charonosaurus
- Liaoningosaurus
- Caudipteryx
- Gigantspinosaurus
- Pinacosaurus
- Wuerhosaurus
- Alectrosaurus
- Tsintaosaurus
- Tuojiangosaurus
- Sinotyrannus
- Saichania
- Saurornithoides
- Archaeornithomimus
- Huayangosaurus
- Chaoyangsaurus
- Zhenyuanlong
- Limusaurus
- Chungkingosaurus
- Asiatyrannus
- Omeisaurus
- Yinlong
- Changyuraptor
- Nemegtosaurus
- 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
- Jaxartosaurus
- 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
- Gyposaurus
- 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