Dinosaurs found in
Wyoming
56 kinds of dinosaur have been found in Wyoming, United States, from 539 recorded finds. The best known are Tyrannosaurus, Triceratops and Stegosaurus.
Most of the fossils come from the Morrison Formation, the Lance Formation, the Ferris Formation, the Cloverly Formation and the Mesaverde Formation.
Where the fossils were found
From the field
Famous dinosaurs from Wyoming
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
Deinonychus
3.4 mCarnivoreEarly Cretaceous to Late Cretaceous
Brontosaurus
22 mHerbivoreLate Jurassic to Early Cretaceous
All 56 dinosaurs found in Wyoming
- Tyrannosaurus
- Triceratops
- Stegosaurus
- Allosaurus
- Brachiosaurus
- Ankylosaurus
- Deinonychus
- Brontosaurus
- Diplodocus
- Pachycephalosaurus
- Nanotyrannus
- Apatosaurus
- Ceratosaurus
- Edmontosaurus
- Troodon
- Acrocanthosaurus
- Camarasaurus
- Sauroposeidon
- Torvosaurus
- Daspletosaurus
- Ornithomimus
- Torosaurus
- Dromaeosaurus
- Supersaurus
- Thescelosaurus
- Barosaurus
- Tenontosaurus
- Camptosaurus
- Stenonychosaurus
- Ornitholestes
- Dryosaurus
- Saurornitholestes
- Amphicoelias
- Acheroraptor
- Nodosaurus
- Nanosaurus
- Sauropelta
- Leptoceratops
- Coelurus
- Haplocanthosaurus
- Hesperosaurus
- Gargoyleosaurus
- Pectinodon
- Tanycolagreus
- Richardoestesia
- Panoplosaurus
- Ahvaytum
- Microvenator
- Hesperornithoides
- Kaatedocus
- Galeamopus
- Fosterovenator
- Paronychodon
- Ardetosaurus
- Stegopelta
- Dyslocosaurus