Dinosaurs found in
Germany
16 kinds of dinosaur have been found in Germany, from 45 recorded finds. The best known are Iguanodon, Compsognathus and Plateosaurus.
Most of the fossils come from the Löwenstein Formation, the Trossingen Formation, the Bückeberg Formation, the Painten Formation and the Süntel Formation.
Where the fossils were found
From the field
Famous dinosaurs from Germany
Weald Clay Fm. · named 1825
Iguanodon
10 mHerbivoreEarly Cretaceous
Alcobaça Fm. · named 1861
Compsognathus
1 mCarnivoreLate Jurassic
Löwenstein Fm. · named 1837
Plateosaurus
8 mHerbivoreLate Triassic
Trossingen Fm. · named 1984
Liliensternus
5 mCarnivoreLate Triassic
Löwenstein Fm. · named 1913
Procompsognathus
1 mCarnivoreLate Triassic
Tunbridge Wells Sand Fm. · named 1833
Hylaeosaurus
5 mHerbivoreEarly Cretaceous
Süntel Fm. · named 2006
Europasaurus
6.2 mHerbivoreLate Jurassic
Torleite Fm. · named 2012
Sciurumimus
CarnivoreLate Jurassic
