Dinosaurs found in
South Dakota
30 kinds of dinosaur have been found in South Dakota, United States, from 92 recorded finds. The best known are Tyrannosaurus, Triceratops and Allosaurus.
Most of the fossils come from the Hell Creek Formation, the Lance Formation, the Morrison Formation, the Lakota Formation and the Pierre Shale Formation.
Where the fossils were found
From the field
Famous dinosaurs from South Dakota
Tyrannosaurus rex
12 mCarnivoreLate Cretaceous
Triceratops
9 mHerbivoreLate Cretaceous
Allosaurus
9.5 mCarnivoreLate Jurassic to Early Cretaceous
Ankylosaurus
8 mHerbivoreLate Cretaceous
Diplodocus
26 mHerbivoreLate Jurassic to Early Cretaceous
Pachycephalosaurus
4.5 mHerbivoreLate Cretaceous
Nanotyrannus
CarnivoreLate Cretaceous
Apatosaurus
22 mHerbivoreLate Jurassic to Early Cretaceous
All 30 dinosaurs found in South Dakota
- Tyrannosaurus
- Triceratops
- Allosaurus
- Ankylosaurus
- Diplodocus
- Pachycephalosaurus
- Nanotyrannus
- Apatosaurus
- Edmontosaurus
- Gorgosaurus
- Camarasaurus
- Ornithomimus
- Torosaurus
- Dakotaraptor
- Dromaeosaurus
- Thescelosaurus
- Barosaurus
- Edmontonia
- Acheroraptor
- Leptoceratops
- Pectinodon
- Claosaurus
- Richardoestesia
- Paronychodon
- Dakotadon
- Eoneophron
- Caenagnathus
- Anzu
- Hoplitosaurus
- Osmakasaurus