Dinosaurs found in
Montana
75 kinds of dinosaur have been found in Montana, United States, from 442 recorded finds. The best known are Tyrannosaurus, Triceratops and Stegosaurus.
Most of the fossils come from the Hell Creek Formation, the Cloverly Formation, the Two Medicine Formation, the Judith River Formation and the Morrison Formation.
Where the fossils were found
From the field
Famous dinosaurs from Montana
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 to Early Cretaceous
Morrison Fm.Named 1877
Allosaurus
9.5 mCarnivoreLate Jurassic to Early Cretaceous
Ferris Fm.Named 1908
Ankylosaurus
8 mHerbivoreLate Cretaceous
Cloverly Fm.Named 1969
Deinonychus
3.4 mCarnivoreEarly Cretaceous to Late Cretaceous
Morrison Fm.Named 1878
Diplodocus
26 mHerbivoreLate Jurassic to Early Cretaceous
Hell Creek Fm.Named 1943
Pachycephalosaurus
4.5 mHerbivoreLate Cretaceous
All 75 dinosaurs found in Montana
- Tyrannosaurus
- Triceratops
- Stegosaurus
- Allosaurus
- Ankylosaurus
- Deinonychus
- Diplodocus
- Pachycephalosaurus
- Nanotyrannus
- Apatosaurus
- Achelousaurus
- Edmontosaurus
- Troodon
- Aquilops
- Gorgosaurus
- Maiasaura
- Camarasaurus
- Daspletosaurus
- Ornithomimus
- Dromaeosaurus
- Thescelosaurus
- Corythosaurus
- Tenontosaurus
- Centrosaurus
- Stenonychosaurus
- Euoplocephalus
- Zuul
- Edmontonia
- Lokiceratops
- Saurornitholestes
- Acheroraptor
- Stegoceras
- Einiosaurus
- Brachylophosaurus
- Hypacrosaurus
- Sauropelta
- Leptoceratops
- Orodromeus
- Hesperosaurus
- Gryposaurus
- Monoclonius
- Oryctodromeus
- Kritosaurus
- Albertaceratops
- Prosaurolophus
- Vagaceratops
- Chirostenotes
- Brontotholus
- Sphaerotholus
- Zephyrosaurus
- Avaceratops
- Claosaurus
- Richardoestesia
- Panoplosaurus
- Spiclypeus
- Trierarchuncus
- Stellasaurus
- Microvenator
- Acristavus
- Montanoceratops
- Suuwassea
- Platytholus
- Paronychodon
- Citipes
- Prenoceratops
- Furcatoceratops
- Cerasinops
- Judiceratops
- Anzu
- Tatankacephalus
- Probrachylophosaurus
- Oohkotokia
- Gremlin
- Medusaceratops
- Rubeosaurus
