Dinosaurs found in
United States
236 kinds of dinosaur have been found in United States, from 1917 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
Tyrannosaurus rex
12 mCarnivoreLate Cretaceous
Triceratops
9 mHerbivoreLate Cretaceous
Stegosaurus
9 mHerbivoreLate Jurassic to Early Cretaceous
Allosaurus
9.5 mCarnivoreLate Jurassic to Early Cretaceous
Brachiosaurus
21 mHerbivoreLate Jurassic to Early Cretaceous
Ankylosaurus
8 mHerbivoreLate Cretaceous
Dilophosaurus
7 mCarnivoreEarly Jurassic
Deinonychus
3.4 mCarnivoreEarly Cretaceous to Late Cretaceous
All 236 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
- Nanosaurus
- 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
- Albertadromeus
- 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