The Dino Directory
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Body shape
Roll over a silhouette below to see which dinosaur group it represents. Select a silhouette to see dinosaurs from that group.
- Sauropods - very large herbivores that walked mostly on 4 legs
- Ceratopians - medium-sized horned herbivores that walked on 4 legs
- Euornithopods - medium-sized herbivores that usually walked on 2 legs
- Large theropods - large carnivores that walked on 2 legs
- Small theropods - small agile carnivores that walked on 2 legs
- Ankylosaurids - medium-sized 4-legged herbivores, often armoured and with tail spikes
- Ornithomimosaurs - ostrich-shaped herbivores and omnivores
69 Large theropod dinosaurs
Africa
| COUNTRY | NAME (GENUS) | AGE |
|---|---|---|
| Niger | Afrovenator | Early Cretaceous |
| Tanzania | Allosaurus | Late Jurassic |
| North Africa | Carcharodontosaurus | Late Cretaceous |
| Tanzania | Elaphrosaurus | Late Jurassic |
| Madagascar | Majungatholus | Late Cretaceous |
| Masiakasaurus | Late Cretaceous | |
| Niger | Rugops | Late Cretaceous |
| Egypt | Spinosaurus | Late Cretaceous |
| Morocco | Spinosaurus | Late Cretaceous |
| Niger | Suchomimus | Early Cretaceous |
Antarctica
| COUNTRY | NAME (GENUS) | AGE |
|---|---|---|
| Antarctica | Cryolophosaurus | Early Jurassic |
Asia
| COUNTRY | NAME (GENUS) | AGE |
|---|---|---|
| Peoples Republic of China | Alectrosaurus | Late Cretaceous |
| Mongolia | Alectrosaurus | Late Cretaceous |
| Alioramus | Late Cretaceous | |
| Peoples Republic of China | Gasosaurus | Mid Jurassic |
| Mongolia | Goyocephale | Late Cretaceous |
| Peoples Republic of China | Guanlong | Late Jurassic |
| India | Indosuchus | Late Cretaceous |
| Peoples Republic of China | Monolophosaurus | Mid Jurassic |
| Nanshiungosaurus | Late Cretaceous | |
| Mongolia | Segnosaurus | Late Cretaceous |
| Peoples Republic of China | Sinraptor | Mid Jurassic |
| Tarbosaurus | Late Cretaceous | |
| Mongolia | Tarbosaurus | Late Cretaceous |
| Therizinosaurus | Late Cretaceous | |
| Peoples Republic of China | Yangchuanosaurus | Late Jurassic |
Europe
| COUNTRY | NAME (GENUS) | AGE |
|---|---|---|
| England | Baryonyx | Early Cretaceous |
| United Kingdom | Baryonyx | Early Cretaceous |
| Spain | Baryonyx | Early Cretaceous |
| England | Becklespinax | Early Cretaceous |
| United Kingdom | Becklespinax | Early Cretaceous |
| France | Dubreuillosaurus | Late Jurassic |
| England | Eotyrannus | Early Cretaceous |
| United Kingdom | Eotyrannus | Early Cretaceous |
| France | Lophostropheus | Early Jurassic |
| England | Megalosaurus | Mid Jurassic |
| United Kingdom | Megalosaurus | Mid Jurassic |
| England | Metriacanthosaurus | Late Jurassic |
| United Kingdom | Metriacanthosaurus | Late Jurassic |
| England | Neovenator | Early Cretaceous |
| United Kingdom | Neovenator | Early Cretaceous |
| France | Poekilopleuron | Mid Jurassic |
| Germany | Procompsognathus | Late Triassic |
| England | Sarcosaurus | Early Jurassic |
| United Kingdom | Sarcosaurus | Early Jurassic |
North America
| COUNTRY | NAME (GENUS) | AGE |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | Acrocanthosaurus | Early Cretaceous |
| USA | Acrocanthosaurus | Early Cretaceous |
| Canada | Albertosaurus | Late Cretaceous |
| USA | Allosaurus | Late Jurassic |
| Ceratosaurus | Late Jurassic | |
| Canada | Daspletosaurus | Late Cretaceous |
| USA | Dryptosaurus | Late Cretaceous |
| Canada | Gorgosaurus | Late Cretaceous |
| USA | Gorgosaurus | Late Cretaceous |
| Nanotyrannus | Late Cretaceous | |
| Nothronychus | Late Cretaceous | |
| Saurophaganax | Late Jurassic | |
| Segisaurus | Mid Jurassic | |
| Torvosaurus | Late Jurassic | |
| Canada | Tyrannosaurus | Late Cretaceous |
| USA | Tyrannosaurus | Late Cretaceous |
South America
| COUNTRY | NAME (GENUS) | AGE |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina | Abelisaurus | Late Cretaceous |
| Aucasaurus | Late Cretaceous | |
| Carnotaurus | Late Cretaceous | |
| Giganotosaurus | Early Cretaceous | |
| Brazil | Irritator | Early Cretaceous |
| Argentina | Mapusaurus | Late Cretaceous |
| Noasaurus | Late Cretaceous | |
| Brazil | Staurikosaurus | Late Triassic |