Dinosaurs found in
Wyoming
54 kinds of dinosaur have been found in Wyoming, United States, from 515 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
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
Morrison Fm. · named 1877
Allosaurus
9.5 mCarnivoreLate Jurassic
Morrison Fm. · named 1903
Brachiosaurus
21 mHerbivoreLate Jurassic
Ferris Fm. · named 1908
Ankylosaurus
8 mHerbivoreLate Cretaceous
Cloverly Fm. · named 1969
Deinonychus
3.4 mCarnivoreEarly Cretaceous to Late Cretaceous
Morrison Fm. · named 1879
Brontosaurus
22 mHerbivoreLate Jurassic
All 54 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
- Acheroraptor
- Nodosaurus
- Sauropelta
- Leptoceratops
- Coelurus
- Haplocanthosaurus
- Hesperosaurus
- Gargoyleosaurus
- Pectinodon
- Tanycolagreus
- Richardoestesia
- Panoplosaurus
- Ahvaytum
- Microvenator
- Hesperornithoides
- Kaatedocus
- Galeamopus
- Fosterovenator
- Paronychodon
- Ardetosaurus
- Stegopelta
- Dyslocosaurus