Dinosaurs found in
Colorado
38 kinds of dinosaur have been found in Colorado, United States, from 203 recorded finds. The best known are Tyrannosaurus, Triceratops and Stegosaurus.
Most of the fossils come from the Morrison Formation, the Denver Formation, the Laramie Formation, the Chinle Formation and the Williams Fork Formation.
Where the fossils were found
From the field
Famous dinosaurs from Colorado
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
Brontosaurus
22 mHerbivoreLate Jurassic to Early Cretaceous
Diplodocus
26 mHerbivoreLate Jurassic to Early Cretaceous
Pachycephalosaurus
4.5 mHerbivoreLate Cretaceous
All 38 dinosaurs found in Colorado
- Tyrannosaurus
- Triceratops
- Stegosaurus
- Allosaurus
- Brachiosaurus
- Brontosaurus
- Diplodocus
- Pachycephalosaurus
- Apatosaurus
- Ceratosaurus
- Edmontosaurus
- Camarasaurus
- Torvosaurus
- Ornithomimus
- Dromaeosaurus
- Supersaurus
- Thescelosaurus
- Barosaurus
- Maraapunisaurus
- Camptosaurus
- Centrosaurus
- Dryosaurus
- Edmontonia
- Pentaceratops
- Amphicoelias
- Stokesosaurus
- Nanosaurus
- Coelurus
- Haplocanthosaurus
- Marshosaurus
- Enigmacursor
- Mymoorapelta
- Fruitadens
- Galeamopus
- Paronychodon
- Kwanasaurus
- Smitanosaurus
- Theiophytalia