Dinosaurs found in
United States
234 kinds of dinosaur have been found in United States, from 1884 recorded finds. The best known are Tyrannosaurus, Triceratops and Stegosaurus.
Most of the fossils come from the Morrison Formation, the Hell Creek Formation, the Lance Formation, the Cloverly Formation and the Two Medicine Formation.
Where the fossils were found
From the field
Famous dinosaurs from United States
Hell Creek Fm. · named 1905
Tyrannosaurus rex
12 mCarnivoreLate Cretaceous
Hell Creek Fm. · named 1889
Triceratops
9 mHerbivoreLate Cretaceous
Morrison Fm. · named 1877
Stegosaurus
9 mHerbivoreLate Jurassic
Morrison Fm. · named 1877
Allosaurus
9.5 mCarnivoreLate Jurassic
Morrison Fm. · named 1903
Brachiosaurus
21 mHerbivoreLate Jurassic
Ferris Fm. · named 1908
Ankylosaurus
8 mHerbivoreLate Cretaceous
Kayenta Fm. · named 1970
Dilophosaurus
7 mCarnivoreEarly Jurassic
Cloverly Fm. · named 1969
Deinonychus
3.4 mCarnivoreEarly Cretaceous to Late Cretaceous
All 234 dinosaurs found in United States
- Tyrannosaurus
- Triceratops
- Stegosaurus
- Allosaurus
- Brachiosaurus
- Ankylosaurus
- Dilophosaurus
- Deinonychus
- Utahraptor
- Parasaurolophus
- Brontosaurus
- Diplodocus
- Pachycephalosaurus
- Nanotyrannus
- Apatosaurus
- Achelousaurus
- Ceratosaurus
- Edmontosaurus
- Troodon
- Acrocanthosaurus
- Aquilops
- Coelophysis
- Gorgosaurus
- Maiasaura
- Alamosaurus
- Camarasaurus
- Sauroposeidon
- Torvosaurus
- Daspletosaurus
- Nanuqsaurus
- Saurophaganax
- Pachyrhinosaurus
- Dryptosaurus
- Hadrosaurus
- Ornithomimus
- Torosaurus
- Dakotaraptor
- Dromaeosaurus
- Supersaurus
- Thescelosaurus
- Barosaurus
- Corythosaurus
- Tenontosaurus
- Maraapunisaurus
- Camptosaurus
- Gojirasaurus
- Centrosaurus
- Stenonychosaurus
- Euoplocephalus
- Ornitholestes
- Zuul
- Dryosaurus
- Edmontonia
- Appalachiosaurus
- Lythronax
- Pentaceratops
- Lokiceratops
- Saurornitholestes
- Diabloceratops
- Teratophoneus
- Gastonia
- Bistahieversor
- Amphicoelias
- Acheroraptor
- Nodosaurus
- Scutellosaurus
- Stegoceras
- Einiosaurus
- Siats
- Kosmoceratops
- Brachylophosaurus
- Stokesosaurus
- Nothronychus
- Hypacrosaurus
- Anchisaurus
- Sauropelta
- Augustynolophus
- Leptoceratops
- Orodromeus
- Zuniceratops
- Coelurus
- Xenovenator
- Haplocanthosaurus
- Sarahsaurus
- Hesperosaurus
- Daemonosaurus
- Gargoyleosaurus
- Gryposaurus
- Marshosaurus
- Monoclonius
- Arkansaurus
- Oryctodromeus
- Kritosaurus
- Albertaceratops
- Pectinodon
- Sonorasaurus
- Tanycolagreus
- Falcarius
- Ptychotherates
- Dynamoterror
- Chindesaurus
- Prenocephale
- Peloroplites
- Suskityrannus
- Ahshislesaurus
- Prosaurolophus
- Vagaceratops
- Chirostenotes
- Abydosaurus
- Brontotholus
- Sphaerotholus
- Enigmacursor
- Utahceratops
- Segisaurus
- Zephyrosaurus
- Agujaceratops
- Avaceratops
- Claosaurus
- Richardoestesia
- Alaskacephale
- Cedarosaurus
- Mymoorapelta
- Iguanacolossus
- Panoplosaurus
- Ahvaytum
- Protoavis
- Athenar
- Spiclypeus
- Fruitadens
- Dineobellator
- Animantarx
- Trierarchuncus
- Bravoceratops
- Aletopelta
- Hippodraco
- Venenosaurus
- Stellasaurus
- Microvenator
- Hesperornithoides
- Pawpawsaurus
- Acristavus
- Camposaurus
- Iani
- Cedarpelta
- Kaatedocus
- Montanoceratops
- Akainacephalus
- Suuwassea
- Adelolophus
- Eolambia
- Galeamopus
- Fosterovenator
- Platytholus
- Brontomerus
- Silvisaurus
- Ahshislepelta
- Paronychodon
- Fona
- Dakotadon
- Nedcolbertia
- Machairoceratops
- Citipes
- Prenoceratops
- Convolosaurus
- Eoneophron
- Angulomastacator
- Ardetosaurus
- Eotrachodon
- Caenagnathus
- Stegopelta
- Furcatoceratops
- Niobrarasaurus
- Nodocephalosaurus
- Sierraceratops
- Aquilarhinus
- Crittendenceratops
- Navajoceratops
- Cerasinops
- Moabosaurus
- Mierasaurus
- Bisticeratops
- Ziapelta
- Rhinorex
- Hagryphus
- Judiceratops
- Anzu
- Anasazisaurus
- Geminiraptor
- Talos
- Martharaptor
- Menefeeceratops
- Glyptodontopelta
- Malefica
- Eucoelophysis
- Ampelognathus
- Hoplitosaurus
- Texasetes
- Seitaad
- Kwanasaurus
- Tatankacephalus
- Cedrorestes
- Probrachylophosaurus
- Technosaurus
- Dyslocosaurus
- Protohadros
- Terminocavus
- Smitanosaurus
- Invictarx
- Jeyawati
- Astrophocaudia
- Theiophytalia
- Oohkotokia
- Dystrophaeus
- Ornatops
- Propanoplosaurus
- Nevadadromeus
- Soumyasaurus
- Osmakasaurus
- Teihivenator
- Leptorhynchos
- Krzyzanowskisaurus
- Gremlin
- Ugrunaaluk
- Kayentavenator
- Lepidus
- Lophorhothon
- Medusaceratops
- Moros
- Naashoibitosaurus
- Nasutoceratops
- Planicoxa
- Rubeosaurus
- Tawa
- Yurgovuchia