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
65 small theropod dinosaurs
Africa
| COUNTRY | NAME (GENUS) | AGE |
|---|---|---|
| Morocco | Deltadromeus | Late Cretaceous |
| South Africa | Syntarsus | Late Triassic |
| Zimbabwe | Syntarsus | Late Triassic |
| South Africa | Nqwebasaurus | Mid Jurassic |
Asia
| COUNTRY | NAME (GENUS) | AGE |
|---|---|---|
| Peoples Republic of China | Beipiaosaurus | Early Cretaceous |
| Caudipteryx | Early Cretaceous | |
| Confuciusornis | Early Cretaceous | |
| Japan | Fukuiraptor | Early Cretaceous |
| Peoples Republic of China | Liaoxiornis | Early Cretaceous |
| Microraptor | Early Cretaceous | |
| Protarchaeopteryx | Early Cretaceous | |
| Sinornithosaurus | Early Cretaceous | |
| Sinosauropteryx | Early Cretaceous | |
| Sinvenator | Early Cretaceous | |
| Mongolia | Achillobator | Late Cretaceous |
| Peoples Republic of China | Avimimus | Late Cretaceous |
| Mongolia | Avimimus | Late Cretaceous |
| Borogovia | Late Cretaceous | |
| Citipati | Late Cretaceous | |
| Conchoraptor | Late Cretaceous | |
| Deinocheirus | Late Cretaceous | |
| Erlikosaurus | Late Cretaceous | |
| Ingenia | Late Cretaceous | |
| Khaan | Late Cretaceous | |
| Peoples Republic of China | Mononykus | Late Cretaceous |
| Mongolia | Mononykus | Late Cretaceous |
| Nomingia | Late Cretaceous | |
| Oviraptor | Late Cretaceous | |
| Uzbekistan | Urbacodon | Late Cretaceous |
| Mongolia | Velociraptor | Late Cretaceous |
Europe
| COUNTRY | NAME (GENUS) | AGE |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | Archaeopteryx | Late Jurassic |
| Compsognathus | Late Jurassic | |
| France | Compsognathus | Late Jurassic |
| Germany | Juravenator | Late Jurassic |
| Liliensternus | Late Triassic | |
| France | Liliensternus | Late Triassic |
| Scotland | Saltopus | Late Triassic |
| United Kingdom | Saltopus | Late Triassic |
| England | Eustreptospondylus | Mid Jurassic |
| United Kingdom | Eustreptospondylus | Mid Jurassic |
| England | Proceratosaurus | Mid Jurassic |
| United Kingdom | Proceratosaurus | Mid Jurassic |
North America
| COUNTRY | NAME (GENUS) | AGE |
|---|---|---|
| USA | Hagryphus | |
| Deinonychus | Early Cretaceous | |
| Utahraptor | Early Cretaceous | |
| Dilophosaurus | Early Jurassic | |
| Bambiraptor | Late Cretaceous | |
| Canada | Dromaeosaurus | Late Cretaceous |
| USA | Dromaeosaurus | Late Cretaceous |
| Troodon | Late Cretaceous | |
| Canada | Chirostenotes | Late Jurassic |
| USA | Coelurus | Late Jurassic |
| Marshosaurus | Late Jurassic | |
| Ornitholestes | Late Jurassic | |
| Chindesaurus | Late Triassic | |
| Coelophysis | Late Triassic | |
| Syntarsus | Late Triassic | |
| Podokesaurus | Mid Jurassic |
South America
| COUNTRY | NAME (GENUS) | AGE |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina | Alvarezsaurus | Late Cretaceous |
| Buitreraptor | Late Cretaceous | |
| Unenlagia | Late Cretaceous | |
| Piatnitzkysaurus | Late Jurassic | |
| Eoraptor | Late Triassic | |
| Brazil | Guaibasaurus | Late Triassic |
| Argentina | Herrerasaurus | Late Triassic |