Dinosaurs found in
Texas
31 kinds of dinosaur have been found in Texas, United States, from 77 recorded finds. The best known are Acrocanthosaurus, Coelophysis and Alamosaurus.
Most of the fossils come from the Aguja Formation, the Javelina Formation, the Twin Mountains Formation, the Cooper Canyon Formation and the Paluxy Formation.
Where the fossils were found
From the field
Famous dinosaurs from Texas
Antlers Fm. · named 1950
Acrocanthosaurus
12 mCarnivoreEarly Cretaceous to Late Cretaceous
Chinle Fm. · named 1889
Coelophysis
3 mCarnivoreLate Triassic
Ojo Alamo Fm. · named 1922
Alamosaurus
HerbivoreLate Cretaceous
Morrison Fm. · named 1877
Camarasaurus
18 mHerbivoreLate Jurassic
Cloverly Fm. · named 2000
Sauroposeidon
HerbivoreEarly Cretaceous to Late Cretaceous
Merchantville Fm. · named 1877
Dryptosaurus
CarnivoreEarly Cretaceous to Late Cretaceous
Cloverly Fm. · named 1970
Tenontosaurus
7 mHerbivoreEarly Cretaceous to Late Cretaceous
Judith River Fm. · named 1928
Edmontonia
HerbivoreLate Cretaceous
All 31 dinosaurs found in Texas
- Acrocanthosaurus
- Coelophysis
- Alamosaurus
- Camarasaurus
- Sauroposeidon
- Dryptosaurus
- Tenontosaurus
- Edmontonia
- Saurornitholestes
- Stegoceras
- Kritosaurus
- Chirostenotes
- Agujaceratops
- Richardoestesia
- Cedarosaurus
- Panoplosaurus
- Protoavis
- Bravoceratops
- Pawpawsaurus
- Convolosaurus
- Angulomastacator
- Aquilarhinus
- Malefica
- Ampelognathus
- Texasetes
- Technosaurus
- Protohadros
- Astrophocaudia
- Soumyasaurus
- Leptorhynchos
- Lepidus