Dinosaurs found in
France
32 kinds of dinosaur have been found in France, from 74 recorded finds. The best known are Iguanodon, Megalosaurus and Compsognathus.
Most of the fossils come from the Grès à Reptiles Formation, the Marnes Rouges Inférieures Formation, the Argiles rutilantes Formation, the Marnes de Dives Formation and the Argiles d'Octeville Formation.
Where the fossils were found
From the field
Famous dinosaurs from France
Iguanodon
10 mHerbivoreEarly Cretaceous
Megalosaurus
6 mCarnivoreMiddle Jurassic
Compsognathus
1 mCarnivoreLate Jurassic
Plateosaurus
8 mHerbivoreLate Triassic
Pyroraptor
1.3 mCarnivoreLate Cretaceous
Dacentrurus
6 mHerbivoreLate Jurassic to Early Cretaceous
All 32 dinosaurs found in France
- Iguanodon
- Megalosaurus
- Compsognathus
- Plateosaurus
- Pyroraptor
- Dacentrurus
- Ampelosaurus
- Hylaeosaurus
- Thecodontosaurus
- Rhabdodon
- Arcovenator
- Erectopus
- Tarascosaurus
- Streptospondylus
- Loricatosaurus
- Variraptor
- Nuthetes
- Pelorosaurus
- Piveteausaurus
- Lophostropheus
- Genusaurus
- Echinodon
- Canardia
- Caletodraco
- Obelignathus
- Vouivria
- Duriatitan
- Atsinganosaurus
- Garrigatitan
- Matheronodon
- Actiosaurus
- Normanniasaurus