List of Asian dinosaurs

This is a list of dinosaurs whose remains have been recovered from Asia excluding the Indian Subcontinent, which was part of a separate landmass for much of the Mesozoic. This list does not include dinosaurs that live or lived after the Mesozoic era such as birds.

Criteria for inclusion

  • The creature must appear on the List of dinosaur genera.
  • Fossils of the creature must have been found in Asia.
  • This list is a complement to Category:Dinosaurs of Asia.

List of Asian dinosaurs

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NamePeriodDiet[1]CountryNotesImages
AbdarainurusCretaceousherbivoreMongoliaAn indeterminate titanosauriform.
AbrosaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaSmall Camarasaurus–like sauropod.
AchillobatorCretaceouscarnivoreMongoliaA large, heavily-built dromaeosaurid.
AdasaurusCretaceouscarnivoreMongoliaA dromaeosaurid with reduced "sickle claw".
AepyornithomimusCretaceousomnivoreMongoliaNamed after Aepyornis, an extinct elephant bird.
AgilisaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaFound during the construction of a museum.
AirakoraptorCretaceouscarnivoreMongoliaPossibly a dromaeosaur.
AlbalophosaurusCretaceousherbivoreJapanThe first ceratopsian known from Japan.
AlbinykusCretaceouscarnivoreMongoliaAn alvarezsaur.
AlectrosaurusCretaceouscarnivoreMongoliaA long-legged tyrannosauroid.
AlioramusCretaceouscarnivoreMongoliaA tyrannosaurid that had a long skull with several bumps on it.
AlmasCretaceouscarnivore/omnivoreMongoliaA troodontid.
AltirhinusCretaceousherbivoreMongoliaKnown for its distinctive elevated nasal bone.
AlxasaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaIts discovery helped solve the phylogenetic relationships of therizinosaurs.
AmbopteryxJurassicomnivoreChinaThe second named scansoriopterygid, after Yi qi.
AmtocephaleCretaceousherbivoreMongoliaA primitive pachycephalosaur.
AmtosaurusCretaceousherbivoreMongoliaBased only on fragments of skull.
AmurosaurusCretaceousherbivoreRussiaA lambeosaurine from the Russia/China border.
AnalongJurassicherbivoreChinaOriginally assigned to the contemporary genus Chuanjiesaurus.
AnchiornisJurassiccarnivoreChinaIts describers cited it as important in filling a gap in the transition between the body plans of birds and dinosaurs.
AnhuilongJurassicherbivoreChinaThe sister taxon of Huangshanlong.
AnomalipesCretaceousomnivoreChinaMay be a close relative of Gigantoraptor.
AnserimimusCretaceousomnivoreMongoliaIt had unusual hands for an ornithomimosaur.
AorunJurassiccarnivoreChinaProbably an alvarezsaur.
AralosaurusCretaceousherbivoreKazakhstanIt had a large, solid crest on its nose.
ArchaeoceratopsCretaceousherbivoreChinaA primitive ceratopsian.
ArchaeornithoidesCretaceouscarnivoreMongoliaOne of the smallest non-avian dinosaurs.
ArchaeornithomimusCretaceousomnivoreChinaOriginally thought to be older than currently thought.
ArkharaviaCretaceousherbivoreRussiaMay be a hadrosaur, a sauropod, or both (a chimaera)
ArstanosaurusCretaceousherbivoreKazakhstanA poorly-known hadrosaur.
AsiaceratopsCretaceousherbivoreUzbekistan, China and MongoliaProbably a leptoceratopsid.
AsiatosaurusCretaceousherbivoreChina and MongoliaTwo species have been named, which is impressive as both are only known from very fragmentary remains.
AuroraceratopsCretaceousherbivoreChinaA contemporary of Archaeoceratops.
AurornisJurassiccarnivoreChinaSometimes thought to be the oldest known bird.
AvimimusCretaceousomnivoreMongoliaIts describer originally thought it could fly.
BactrosaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaNamed for the club-shaped spines on its vertebrae.
BagaceratopsCretaceousherbivoreMongoliaSimilar and closely related to Protoceratops. It had a more derived skull morphology than the later.
BagaraatanCretaceouscarnivoreMongoliaProbably a tyrannosauroid.
BainoceratopsCretaceousherbivoreMongoliaA leptoceratopsid or protoceratopsid. It may be synonymous with Protoceratops.
BakesaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaLikely a junior synonym or misspelling of Bactrosaurus
"Balochisaurus"CretaceousherbivorePakistanThe species name, "B. malkani", is the name of the describer himself.
BanjiCretaceousomnivoreChinaIt had small stripes on its crest.
BannykusCretaceouscarnivore?ChinaWith one large claw and two small claws, it is a transitional form between early alvarezsaurs and more specializes ones.
BaotianmansaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaA large sauropod.
BarsboldiaCretaceousherbivoreMongoliaA hadrosaur with large spines on its vertebrae, possibly supporting a high sail.
BatyrosaurusCretaceousherbivoreKazakhstanCoexisted with Arstanosaurus.
BayannurosaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaA large basal iguanodont.
BegCretaceousherbivoreMongoliaA neoceratopsian dinosaur.
BeibeilongCretaceousomnivoreChinaAdults may have reached Gigantoraptor-like sizes.
BeipiaognathusCretaceouscarnivoreChinaIt was named from a composite fossil.
BeipiaosaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaIts discovery shows therizinosaurs had feathers.
BeishanlongCretaceousomnivoreChinaA giant, primitive ornithomimosaur.
BellusaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaA bone bed was discovered that may represent a herd that drowned in a flood.
BienosaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaAn Asian cousin of the European Scelidosaurus.
BissektipeltaCretaceousherbivoreUzbekistanOriginally assigned to Amtosaurus.
BolongCretaceousherbivoreChinaKnown from a formation that produced a lot of feathered dinosaur fossils.
BorealosaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaA large sauropod of uncertain classification.
BorogoviaCretaceouscarnivoreMongoliaIts "sickle claw" was unusually straight and flattened.
BreviceratopsCretaceousherbivoreMongoliaA protoceratopsid distinct from Bagaceratops and Protoceratops.
BrohisaurusJurassicherbivorePakistanProbably one of the oldest titanosauriforms.
ByronosaurusCretaceouscarnivoreMongoliaA long-snouted troodontid.
CaenagnathasiaCretaceousomnivoreUzbekistanA small oviraptorosaur.
CaihongJurassiccarnivoreChinaFossilized pigments in its feathers suggest it was iridescent like a trumpeter.
CaudipteryxCretaceousomnivoreChinaA very bird-like dinosaur.
CeratonykusCretaceouscarnivoreMongoliaIts discovery led scientists to believe alvarezsaurids may have been ornithischians, but this now thought to be unlikely.
ChangchunsaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaA small neornithischian.
ChangdusaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaPossibly a stegosaur. The remains are now lost.
ChangmianiaCretaceousherbivoreChinaIt was named "eternal sleep" after the position its fossils were found when discovered.
ChangyuraptorCretaceouscarnivoreChinaIt had the longest tail feathers of any known non-avian dinosaur.
ChaoyangsaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaA primitive ceratopsian.
CharonosaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaBasically an Asian version of the North American Parasaurolophus; some scientists think it might be a species of the latter genus (as P. jiayinensis).
ChialingosaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaPossibly similar to Kentrosaurus.
ChiayusaurusJurassicherbivoreChina and South KoreaA very obscure sauropod.
ChienkosaurusJurassiccarnivoreChinaMay be the same as Szechuanosaurus.
ChilantaisaurusCretaceouscarnivoreChinaIt was one of the largest known theropods.
ChingkankousaurusCretaceouscarnivoreChinaA poorly known theropod, possibly a tyrannosauroid.
ChinshakiangosaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaA large, primitive sauropod.
ChoyrodonCretaceousherbivoreMongoliaSimilar to Altirhinus and from the same area.
ChuandongocoelurusJurassiccarnivoreChinaA close relative of Monolophosaurus.
ChuanjiesaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaA mamenchisaurid sauropod.
ChuanqilongCretaceousherbivoreChinaKnown from only one specimen.
ChungkingosaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaIt may have had six or more spikes at the end of its tail.
ChuxiongosaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaOne of the many basal sauropodomorphs from China.
CitipatiCretaceousomnivoreMongoliaMany Oviraptor depictions are actually based on this animal and the unnamed Zamyn Khondt oviraptorid.
ConchoraptorCretaceousomnivoreMongoliaOnce thought to have eaten shellfish, but this is disputed.
CorythoraptorCretaceousomnivoreChinaAn oviraptorid with a tall, cassowary-like crest.
CrichtonpeltaCretaceousherbivoreChinaBased on remains once referred to Crichtonsaurus.
CrichtonsaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaNamed after the author of the Jurassic Park novels.
DaanosaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaAn indeterminate sauropod only known from the remains of a juvenile.
DachongosaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaMay be a sauropod.
DaliansaurusCretaceouscarnivoreChinaHad enlarged claws on its second and fourth toes.
DamalasaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaMay be a sauropod.
DashanpusaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaNamed after the Dashanpu, or Shaximiao Formation, where it was found.
DatanglongCretaceouscarnivoreChinaA large, indeterminate theropod.
DatonglongCretaceousherbivoreChinaAn ornithopod.
DatousaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaA possible mamenchisaurid with an unusually short neck and large skull.
DaxiatitanCretaceousherbivoreChinaPossibly one of the largest known dinosaurs.
DeinocheirusCretaceousomnivoreMongoliaOriginally known from a large pair of hands, more fossils were described in recent years.
DeinonychusCretaceouscarnivoreSouth Korea (another species is known from the United States)"Koreanosaurus" koreanensis, a theropod, was assigned to this genus, but such an assignment is unlikely.
DilongCretaceouscarnivoreChinaAn early tyrannosaur.
DongbeititanCretaceousherbivoreChinaOne of the only two sauropods from the Yixian Formation.
DongyangopeltaCretaceousherbivoreChinaAn obscure nodosaur.
DongyangosaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaOne of the few dinosaurs known from skeletal remains found in Zhejiang, China.
EK troodontidCretaceouscarnivoreMongoliaAn unnamed genus of troodontid dinosaur.
ElmisaurusCretaceousomnivoreMongoliaOriginally known from only a foot.
EmbasaurusCretaceouscarnivore?KazakhstanAn obscure theropod.
EnigmosaurusCretaceousherbivoreMongoliaA therizinosaur known from a pelvis.
EomamenchisaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaOne of the earliest mamenchisaurids.
EosinopteryxJurassiccarnivoreChinaEither a bird or a non-avian paravian.
EpidendrosaurusJurassiccarnivoreChinaRepresents the same animal as Scansoriopteryx, different researchers use either of the two names to refer to the same animal. See article for more information.
EpidexipteryxJurassiccarnivoreChinaA small feathered dinosaur with four long feathers growing out of the tail.
EquijubusCretaceousherbivoreChinaMicrofossils suggest it ate grass.
ErketuCretaceousherbivoreMongoliaA titanosauriform with an unusually long neck.
ErliansaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaA therizinosaur from Inner Mongolia.
ErlikosaurusCretaceousherbivoreMongoliaOne of the few therizinosaurs from which complete skull material is known.
EshanosaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaPossibly a sauropodomorph or the oldest therizinosaur, and by extension, the oldest coelurosaur.
EugongbusaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaCoined for the second referred species of Gongbusaurus.
EuhelopusCretaceousherbivoreChinaIts discovery opened up the way for paleontology in China.
EuronychodonCretaceouscarnivoreUzbekistan (another species is known from Portugal)Known only from teeth.
FerganasaurusJurassicherbivoreKyrgyzstanOne of the few known dinosaurs from Kyrgyzstan.
FerganocephaleJurassicherbivoreKyrgyzstanOriginally thought to be a pachycephalosaur; currently classification is uncertain.
FukuiraptorCretaceouscarnivoreJapanA member of the Megaraptora.
FukuisaurusCretaceousherbivoreJapanAnalysis of the jaw bones suggest it could not chew.
FukuititanCretaceousherbivoreJapanOne of the few known sauropods from Japan.
FukuivenatorCretaceousherbivore/omnivoreJapanA maniraptoriform with a bizarre combination of traits.
FulengiaJurassicherbivoreChinaProbably the same as Lufengosaurus.
FushanosaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaA sauropod from the Shishugou Formation.
FusuisaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaA sauropod from China.
FutabasaurusCretaceouscarnivoreJapanName not published officially and later used for a plesiosaur
GadolosaurusCretaceousherbivoreMongoliaProbably a juvenile Arstanosaurus.
GallimimusCretaceousomnivoreMongoliaA large goose-beaked ornithomimid.
GannansaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaAn unusually small sauropod.
GanzhousaurusCretaceousomnivoreChinaCoexisted with many other oviraptorosaurs.
GarudimimusCretaceousomnivoreMongoliaAn ornithomimosaur with derived and primitive traits.
GasosaurusJurassiccarnivoreChinaNamed after the fact a gasoline company that found its remains.
GigantoraptorCretaceousomnivoreChinaOne of the largest oviraptorosaurs.
GigantspinosaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaIt had large spines on its shoulders.
GilmoreosaurusCretaceousherbivoreMongolia (Uzbekistan)It may have been susceptible to cancer.
GobiceratopsCretaceousherbivoreMongoliaA ceratopsian now synonym of Bagaceratops.
GobihadrosCretaceousherbivoreMongoliaKnown from multiple individuals of different growth stages.
GobiraptorCretaceousomnivoreMongoliaAn oviraptorosaur.
GobisaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaAn intermediate form between clubless and club-tailed ankylosaurs.
GobititanCretaceousherbivoreMongoliaA sauropod.
GobivenatorCretaceouscarnivoreMongoliaA troodontid.
GongbusaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaA poorly-known, possibly dubious ornithischian.
GongpoquansaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaAn ornithopod.
GongxianosaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaA very large, primitive sauropod.
GoyocephaleCretaceousherbivore/omnivoreMongoliaA flat-headed pachycephalosaur.
GraciliceratopsCretaceousherbivoreMongoliaA primitive bipedal ceratopsian.
GraciliraptorCretaceouscarnivoreChinaA close relative of Microraptor.
"Gspsaurus"CretaceousherbivorePakistanIt is represented by cranial and postcranial remains.
GuanlongJurassiccarnivoreChinaA primitive tyrannosauroid with a crest on its head.
GyposaurusJurassicherbivoreChina (another species is known from South Africa)The Asian species may not belong to this genus.
HanwulosaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaReportedly an ankylosaur so unique it belongs within its own subgroup within the Ankylosauria.
HalszkaraptorCretaceouscarnivoreMongoliaA duck-like semiaquatic dromaeosaurid. Some analyses place it and relatives outside Dromaeosauridae.
HaplocheirusJurassiccarnivoreChinaA primitive alvarezsaur that still had three functional fingers.
HarpymimusCretaceousherbivoreMongoliaA primitive ornithomimosaur with teeth.
HayaCretaceousherbivore/omnivoreMongoliaNamed after a horse-headed god in Mongolian mythology.
HeilongjiangosaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaMay be a lambeosaurine hadrosaur.
HeishansaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaPossibly dubious.
HelioceratopsCretaceousherbivoreChinaAn obscure basal ceratopsian.
HexingCretaceousherbivoreChinaAn ornithomimosaur.
HexinlusaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaNamed after scientist He Xin-Lu.
HeyuanniaCretaceouscarnivoreChina and MongoliaIncludes "Ajancingenia" yanshini.
HomalocephaleCretaceousherbivore/omnivoreMongoliaA flat-headed pachycephalosaur.
HuabeisaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaA very large sauropod.
HualianceratopsJurassicherbivoreChinaA basal ceratopsian.
HuanansaurusCretaceousomnivoreChinaAn oviraptorosaur with a short, rectangular crest.
HuanghetitanCretaceousherbivoreChinaMay be one of the largest known dinosaurs.
HuangshanlongJurassicherbivoreChinaA close relative of Omeisaurus.
HuaxiagnathusCretaceouscarnivoreChinaA compsognathid.
HuayangosaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaA primitive stegosaur.
HudiesaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaA mamenchisaurid sauropod.
HulsanpesCretaceouscarnivoreMongoliaOriginally thought to be a bird; now it is thought to be a halszkaraptorine, relative of Halszkaraptor.
IchthyovenatorCretaceouscarnivoreLaosA spinosaurid with two sails on its back.
IncisivosaurusCretaceousherbivore/omnivoreChinaIt had two prominent teeth. Specimens originally assigned to Similicaudipteryx suggest juveniles had different types of feathering than the adults.
IrisosaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaThe sister taxon to the South American Mussaurus.
IsanosaurusTriassicherbivoreThailandA very early sauropod which may suggest sauropods originated in Asia.
IschioceratopsCretaceousherbivoreChinaOne of the few ceratopsians not known from skull material.
ItemirusCretaceouscarnivoreUzbekistanOriginally considered dubious.
JaxartosaurusCretaceousherbivoreKazakhstan and ChinaOne of the many hadrosaurs of Kazakhstan.
JeholosaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaA small ornithischian.
JianchangosaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaA therizinosaur from which feather material is known.
JiangjunosaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaA stegosaur.
JiangshanosaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaA titanosaur, not to be confused be Jingshanosaurus.
JiangxisaurusCretaceousomnivoreChinaAn oviraptorosaur.
JianianhualongCretaceousomnivoreChinaA troodontid with asymmetrical feathers.
JinbeisaurusCretaceouscarnivoreChinaOriginally thought to be a juvenile specimen of Tarbosaurus.
JinfengopteryxCretaceousomnivoreChinaA very bird-like troodontid.
JingshanosaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaA primitive sauropodomorph, not to be confused with Jiangshanosaurus.
JintasaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaAn ornithopod.
JinyunpeltaCretaceousherbivoreChinaThe earliest ankylosaur with a tail club.
JinzhousaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaAn ornithopod from the Yixian formation.
JiutaisaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaA sauropod.
KaijiangosaurusJurassiccarnivoreChinaA poorly-known theropod.
KamuysaurusCretaceousHerbivoreJapanThe first dinosaur reported from Japan since Fukuivenator in 2016. It was originally nicknamed "Mukawaryu".
KansaignathusCretaceousCarnivoreTajikistanA dromaeosaurid found in Tajikistan. Closely related to velociraptorines.
KazaklambiaCretaceousherbivoreKazakhstanOnce assigned to the wastebasket taxon "Procheneosaurus".
KelmayisaurusCretaceouscarnivoreChinaGiant remains once attributed to this animal may actually belong to the sauropod Klamelisaurus.
KerberosaurusCretaceousherbivoreRussiaOne of the last saurolophines.
KhaanCretaceouscarnivore/omnivoreMongoliaA crestless oviraptorosaur. Sexual dimorphism is known in this taxon.
"Khetranisaurus"CretaceousherbivorePakistanOne of the many sauropods from Pakistan, named by M. Sadiq Malkani.
KileskusJurassiccarnivoreRussiaA primitive tyrannosauroid.
KinnareemimusCretaceousomnivoreThailandA primitive ornithomimosaur from Thailand.
KlamelisaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaOnce considered the adult form of Bellusaurus.
KolCretaceouscarnivoreMongoliaA large alvarezsaur. Some analyses have recovered it as an ornithomimosaur.
KoreaceratopsCretaceousherbivoreSouth KoreaSome scientists once thought it was semi-aquatic.
KoreanosaurusCretaceousherbivoreSouth KoreaPossibly shows burrowing adaptations.
KoreanosaurusCretaceouscarnivore?South KoreaA nomen nudum; name later used for a genus of ornithopod.
KoshisaurusCretaceousherbivoreJapanOne of the few known ornithopods from Japan.
KulceratopsCretaceousherbivoreUzbekistanPossibly dubious.
KulindadromeusJurassicherbivoreRussiaIts fossils show that even some ornithischian dinosaurs had feathers.
KundurosaurusCretaceousherbivoreRussiaAlong with Kerberosaurus, one of the last saurolophine hadrosaurs.
KunmingosaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaA nomen nudum.
LaiyangosaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaAlthough its name was revealed in 2017, it was only formally published two years later.
LamaceratopsCretaceousherbivoreMongoliaA ceratopsian now synonym of Bagaceratops.
LancanjiangosaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaPossibly a sauropod.
LanzhousaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaIt had the largest teeth of any known dinosaur.
LeshansaurusJurassiccarnivoreChinaAn obscure megalosaur.
LevnesoviaCretaceousherbivoreUzbekistanAn obscure hadrosauroid.
LiaoceratopsCretaceousherbivoreChinaA basal ceratopsian.
LiaoningosaurusCretaceouscarnivoreChinaOne of the smallest known ankylosaurs. Some scientists think it was a semi-aquatic fish-eater, the first ornithischian dinosaur known to be so.
LiaoningotitanCretaceousherbivoreChinaA sauropod that coexisted with lots of feathered dinosaurs.
LiaoningvenatorCretaceouscarnivoreChinaA troodontid with long legs.
LimusaurusJurassicherbivore/omnivoreChinaIt had teeth as juveniles but lost them as adults, suggesting a change in diet.
LingwulongJurassicherbivoreChinaThe oldest diplodocoid (and oldest neosauropod), and the first diplodocoid from China.
LingyuanosaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaA potential therizinosaur.
LinhenykusCretaceouscarnivoreChinaIt had only one claw on its hands.
LinheraptorCretaceouscarnivoreChinaA dromaeosaur.
LinhevenatorCretaceouscarnivoreChinaA troodontid.
LiubangosaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaA sauropod.
LuanchuanraptorCretaceouscarnivoreChinaA primitive dromaeosaur.
LufengosaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaCollagen proteins have been found on the rib of one specimen.
LuoyanggiaCretaceousomnivoreChinaAn oviraptorosaur.
MachairasaurusCretaceousomnivoreChinaAn oviraptorosaur.
MagnirostrisCretaceousherbivoreChinaA ceratopsian now synonym of Bagaceratops.
MahakalaCretaceouscarnivoreMongoliaOriginally thought to be a dromaeosaurid with highly primitive traits; now it is thought to be a halszkaraptorine, relative of Halszkaraptor.
MaleevusCretaceousherbivoreMongoliaA very dubious ankylosaur.
MamenchisaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaIt had a very long neck for its body size.
MandschurosaurusCretaceousherbivoreChina and LaosOne of the first non-avian dinosaurs discovered in China.
"Marisaurus"CretaceousherbivorePakistanA Pakistani sauropod.
MegacervixosaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaPossibly a diplodocid.
MeiCretaceouscarnivoreChinaThe holotype was found in a bird-like sleeping position.
MicroceratusCretaceousherbivoreMongoliaOriginally named Microceratops, but that was preoccupied by a wasp.
MicrodontosaurusJurassic?herbivoreChinaDating dubious, but possibly Jurassic.
MicrohadrosaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaPossibly a small hadrosaur.
MicropachycephalosaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaIt had the longest genus name of any dinosaur.
MicroraptorCretaceouscarnivoreChinaA "four-winged" dromaeosaurid from which hundreds of specimens are known, including feathers and coloration.
MinotaurasaurusCretaceousherbivoreMongoliaThe holotype skull was excavated illegally. It is now known to likely have been collected from the Djadokhta Formation.
MongolosaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaKnown only from teeth.
MongolostegusCretaceousherbivoreMongoliaOriginally named Wuerhosaurus "mongoliensis", it was renamed because the former name was not correctly published.
MonkonosaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaA stegosaur; dating dubious.
MonolophosaurusJurassiccarnivoreChinaA primitive theropod.
MononykusCretaceouscarnivoreMongoliaAn alvarezsaur. It had only one digit on its hands.
MosaiceratopsCretaceousherbivoreChinaA recently described basal ceratopsian.
NankangiaCretaceousomnivoreChinaA primitive caenagnathoid.
NanningosaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaIt was once thought to be a lambeosaurine.
NanshiungosaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaA therizinosaur with unusual proportions.
NanyangosaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaAn ornithopod which lacked the claws on its thumbs.
NebulasaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaA close relative of Spinophorosaurus.
NeimongosaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaA therizinosaur from Inner Mongolia.
NemegtomaiaCretaceouscarnivore/omnivoreMongoliaAn oviraptorosaur originally named "Nemegtia".
NemegtonykusCretaceouscarnivoreMongoliaAn alvarezsaurid.
NemegtosaurusCretaceousherbivoreMongoliaOne of the few known sauropods from Mongolia.
NgexisaurusJurassiccarnivoreChinaMay be a theropod.
NingyuansaurusCretaceousomnivoreChinaA primitive oviraptorosaur.
NipponosaurusCretaceousherbivoreRussiaDespite its name, this dinosaur was actually discovered in Russia. The island it was discovered on was considered part of Japan when it was named.
NomingiaCretaceouscarnivore/omnivoreMongoliaA caenagnathid that may be a synonym of Elmisaurus.
NurosaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaAlso known as "Nuoerosaurus".
OksokoCretaceousomnivoreMongoliaAn oviraptorid with only two functional fingers.
OlorotitanCretaceousherbivoreRussiaA hadrosaur with a relatively long neck and a distinctive hatchet-shaped crest.
OmeisaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaSeveral species have been named, but it's not conclusive whether they all belong to the same genus.
OpisthocoelicaudiaCretaceousherbivoreMongoliaMay be the same as Nemegtosaurus, or a relative of the South American Saltasaurus.
OshanosaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaApparently a sauropod.
OtogosaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaA poorly-known sauropod.
OviraptorCretaceousomnivoreMongoliaOriginally thought to steal and eat eggs from other dinosaurs, hence its name, it turns out that this dinosaur was actually sitting on top of its own eggs in the holotype.
PachysuchusJurassicherbivoreChinaA dubious basal sauropodomorph.
"Pakisaurus"CretaceousherbivorePakistanNamed because it was found in Pakistan. Not to be confused with Pachycephalosaurus, which is sometimes referred to as "pachys".
PanguraptorJurassiccarnivoreChinaA coelophysoid.
ParvicursorCretaceouscarnivoreMongoliaOne of the smallest non-avian dinosaurs.
PedopennaJurassiccarnivoreChinaKnown from only a foot.
PeishansaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaIt is unknown what type of ornithischian it was.
PenelopognathusCretaceousherbivoreChinaA hadrosauroid.
PhaedrolosaurusCretaceouscarnivoreChinaMost of its remains have been transferred to the genus Xinjiangovenator.
PhilovenatorCretaceousomnivoreChinaA troodontid from Bayan Mandahu.
PhuwiangosaurusCretaceousherbivoreThailandA euhelopodid sauropod from Thailand.
PhuwiangvenatorCretaceouscarnivoreThailandA megaraptoran theropod from Thailand.
PinacosaurusCretaceousherbivoreMongolia and China(?)This ankylosaur might have been particularly rotund.
PlatyceratopsCretaceousherbivoreMongoliaA ceratopsian now synonym of Bagaceratops.
PlesiohadrosCretaceousherbivoreMongoliaOne of the few known hadrosauroids from Mongolia.
PrenocephaleCretaceousherbivore/omnivoreMongoliaA dome-headed pachycephalosaur.
ProbactrosaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaA hadrosauroid.
ProdeinodonCretaceouscarnivoreMongolia and ChinaDubious, see article.
ProtarchaeopteryxCretaceousherbivore/omnivoreChinaA small maniraptoran of uncertain relationships.
ProtoceratopsCretaceousherbivoreMongoliaA protoceratopsid known from hundreds of specimens. The most common dinosaur in the Djadokhta Formation.
ProtognathosaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaA poorly-known early sauropod.
PsittacosaurusCretaceousherbivoreChina, Mongolia, Russia and Thailand(?)A primitive ceratopsian. It has the most species of any non-avian dinosaur.
PukyongosaurusCretaceousherbivoreSouth KoreaOne of the few known non-avian dinosaurs from Korea.
QianzhousaurusCretaceouscarnivoreChinaDue to its long snout, it was nicknamed "Pinocchio rex".
QiaowanlongCretaceousherbivoreChinaA Chinese sauropod.
QijianglongCretaceousherbivoreChinaThis mamenchisaur was recently reinterpreted as coming from the Cretaceous.
QingxiusaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaA Chinese sauropod.
QinlingosaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaA poorly-known Chinese sauropod.
QiupalongCretaceousomnivoreChina (another unnamed species is known from Canada)A specimen of this genus has been found in Canada.
QiupanykusCretaceouscarnivoreChinaIt may have used its claws to crack open oviraptorosaur eggs.
QuaesitosaurusCretaceousherbivoreMongoliaKnown only from a partial skull.
RaptorexCretaceouscarnivoreMongolia or ChinaStratigraphy is uncertain; it might have been from the Early or Late Cretaceous. If the latter then it may be a juvenile Tarbosaurus.
RatchasimasaurusCretaceousherbivoreThailandAn ornithopod from Thailand.
RincheniaCretaceousomnivoreMongoliaAn oviraptorosaur.
RonaldoraptorCretaceousomnivoreMongoliaAn undescribed oviraptorid.
RuyangosaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaA large sauropod.
SahaliyaniaCretaceousherbivoreChinaA hadrosaur.
SaichaniaCretaceousherbivoreMongoliaAn ankylosaurid.
SanchusaurusCretaceousherbivoreJapanMay be synonymous with Gallimimus.
SangonghesaurusJurassic/CretaceousherbivoreChinaMay be synonymous with Tianchisaurus.
SanpasaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaFormerly considered an ornithischian, it is now thought to be a sauropod.
SanxiasaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaA basal ornithischian.
SaurolophusCretaceousherbivoreMongolia (another species is known from Canada)Remains of this genus have also been found in North America.
SauroplitesCretaceousherbivoreChinaA poorly-known ankylosaur.
SaurornithoidesCretaceouscarnivoreMongoliaA troodontid once thought to be a dromaeosaur. It was a contemporary of Oviraptor and Velociraptor.
ScansoriopteryxJurassiccarnivoreChinaRepresents the same animal as Epidendrosaurus; different researchers use either of the two names to refer to the same animal. See article for more information.
SegnosaurusCretaceousherbivore/omnivoreMongoliaOne of the first known and largest therizinosaurs.
SerikornisJurassiccarnivoreChinaA paravian with "silky" feathers.
ShamosaurusCretaceousherbivoreMongoliaAn ankylosaur.
ShanagCretaceouscarnivoreMongoliaAn Early Cretaceous dromaeosaur.
ShantungosaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaThe largest hadrosaur known to exist.
ShanxiaCretaceousherbivoreChinaMay be the same as Saichania.
ShanyangosaurusCretaceous(unknown)ChinaIt is unknown what type of theropod it was.
ShaochilongCretaceouscarnivoreChinaAn Asian carcharodontosaurid.
ShenzhousaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaA primitive ornithomimosaur.
ShidaisaurusJurassiccarnivoreChinaNamed after the company who owns the land where its fossils were found.
ShishugounykusJurassiccarnivoreChinaAn alvarezsaur named for the Shishugou Formation where it was found.
ShixinggiaCretaceousomnivoreChinaAn oviraptorosaur.
ShuangbaisaurusJurassiccarnivoreChinaPossibly the same as Sinosaurus.
ShuangmiaosaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaAn ornithopod.
ShunosaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaA primitive sauropod with a club on its tail.
ShuvuuiaCretaceouscarnivoreMongoliaAn alvarezsaur and one of the smallest non-avian dinosaurs known.
SiamodonCretaceousherbivoreThailandAn ornithopod from Thailand.
SiamosaurusCretaceouscarnivoreThailand and China(?)One of the few known spinosaurids from Asia.
SiamotyrannusCretaceouscarnivoreThailandOnce thought to be a tyrannosaur, it is now thought to be a member of Metriacanthosauridae.
SiamraptorCretaceouscarnivoreThailandA carcharodontosaur from Thailand.
SibirotitanCretaceousherbivoreRussiaFound in Siberia, hence its name.
SiluosaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaA dubious ornithopod.
SimilicaudipteryxCretaceousomnivoreChinaA close relative of Caudipteryx.
SinankylosaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaIts discover shows the similarity between the latest Cretaceous dinosaurs of East Asia and North America.
SinocalliopteryxCretaceouscarnivoreChinaA large compsognathid.
SinoceratopsCretaceousherbivoreChinaThe first definitive ceratopsid from Asia.
SinocoelurusJurassiccarnivoreChinaA dubious theropod.
SinopliosaurusCretaceouscarnivoreChinaActually a pliosaur; a referred species, "S." fusuiensis is actually a spinosaurid theropod which may be a species of Siamosaurus.
SinornithoidesCretaceouscarnivoreChinaA troodontid.
SinornithomimusCretaceousomnivoreChinaAn ornithomimid that lived in flocks/groups.
SinornithosaurusCretaceouscarnivoreChinaIt was once thought to be poisonous.
SinosauropteryxCretaceouscarnivoreChinaThe colors of this dinosaur have been recreated. It was mostly orange-brown with a striped tail and a "bandit mask" around its eyes like a fox or raccoon.
SinosaurusJurassiccarnivoreChinaDilophosaurus sinensis may or may not be the same as this taxon.
SinotyrannusCretaceouscarnivoreChinaA very large proceratosaurid tyrannosauroid.
SinovenatorCretaceouscarnivoreChinaA troodontid.
SinraptorJurassiccarnivoreChinaA member of the Metriacanthosaurinae.
SinusonasusCretaceouscarnivoreChinaA troodontid.
SirindhornaCretaceousherbivoreThailandAn ornithopod from Thailand.
SonidosaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaA Chinese sauropod.
StegosauridesCretaceousherbivoreChinaIt may be either an ankylosaur or a stegosaur.
SugiyamasaurusCretaceousherbivoreJapanMay be the same as Fukuititan.
"Sulaimanisaurus"CretaceousherbivorePakistanA Pakistani sauropod.
SuzhousaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaA large therizinosauroid.
SzechuanoraptorJurassicherbivoreChinaA nomen nudum about which almost nothing is known.
SzechuanosaurusJurassiccarnivoreChinaA problematic species of theropod.
TalarurusCretaceousherbivoreMongoliaAn ankylosaurid.
TambatitanisCretaceousherbivoreJapanOne of the few known sauropods from Japan. Locally known as "Tamba-ryuu"
TangvayosaurusCretaceousherbivoreLaosA sauropod from Laos.
TaniusCretaceousherbivoreChinaA crestless hadrosauromorph.
TaohelongCretaceousherbivoreChinaClosely related to Polacanthus from Europe.
TarbosaurusCretaceouscarnivoreMongolia & ChinaA large tyrannosaurid most closely related to Tyrannosaurus.
TarchiaCretaceousherbivoreMongoliaOne of the youngest known Asian ankylosaurs.
TatisaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaProbably a basal thyreophoran.
TengrisaurusCretaceousherbivoreRussiaA sauropod.
TherizinosaurusCretaceousherbivoreMongoliaIt was the largest therizinosaur and had unusually long, stiffened hand claws.
TianchisaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaOne of the most primitive ankylosaurs. Its species name honours the actors in the film Jurassic Park.
TianyulongJurassicomnivoreChinaIts discovery suggests heterodontosaurids had quills.
TianyuraptorCretaceouscarnivoreChinaA possible microraptorian with unusually short arms.
TianzhenosaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaMay be the same as Saichania.
TienshanosaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaA mamenchisaurid sauropod.
TimurlengiaCretaceouscarnivoreUzbekistanA primitive tyrannosauroid.
TochisaurusCretaceousomnivoreMongoliaA troodontid.
TonganosaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaAn obscure sauropod, possibly the oldest mamenchisaurid.
TongtianlongCretaceousomnivoreChinaThe holotype individual may have died trying to free itself from mud.
TonouchisaurusCretaceous(unknown)MongoliaA theropod, possibly a tyrannosaur.
TsaaganCretaceouscarnivoreMongoliaA contemporary of Velociraptor.
TsagantegiaCretaceousherbivoreMongoliaA long-snouted ankylosaurid. It was niche-partitioned with Talarurus.
TsintaosaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaDespite classical reconstructions, it had a large, hollow crest.
TugulusaurusCretaceouscarnivore?ChinaMay be an alvarezsaur.
TuojiangosaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaOne of the best-known Chinese stegosaurs.
TuranoceratopsCretaceousherbivoreUzbekistanPossibly the first ceratopsid found outside North America (though non-ceratopsid ceratopsians are known from Asia).
TylocephaleCretaceousherbivoreMongoliaA pachycephalosaur with a tall skull dome.
UdanoceratopsCretaceousherbivoreMongoliaA giant leptoceratopsid.
UltrasaurusCretaceousherbivoreSouth KoreaDubious, see article.
UrbacodonCretaceouscarnivoreUzbekistanA troodontid.
VayuraptorCretaceouscarnivoreThailandA coelurosaurian theropod.
VelociraptorCretaceouscarnivoreMongolia and ChinaDespite popular imagery, it was feathered.
"Vitakridrinda"CretaceouscarnivorePakistanAn abelisaur.
"Vitakrisaurus"CretaceouscarnivorePakistanA noasaur.
WakinosaurusCretaceouscarnivoreJapanA dubious Japanese dinosaur.
WannanosaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaA primitive pachycephalosaur.
WuerhosaurusCretaceousherbivoreChina and MongoliaA stegosaur that lived during the Cretaceous.
WulagasaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaA hadrosaur.
WulatelongCretaceousomnivoreChinaAn oviraptorid with unusual proportions.
WulongCretaceouscarnivoreChinaA microraptorian dromaeosaurid with a long tail.
XianshanosaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaA large sauropod.
XiaosaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaProbably an ornithopod.
XiaotingiaJurassiccarnivoreChinaA paravian that might be an early bird.
XingtianosaurusCretaceousomnivoreChinaA relative of Caudipteryx.
XingxiulongJurassicherbivoreChinaA basal sauropodomorph.
XinjiangovenatorCretaceouscarnivoreChinaFormerly referred to Phaedrolosaurus.
XinjiangtitanJurassicherbivoreChinaA sauropod with an unusually long neck.
XiongguanlongCretaceouscarnivoreChinaA primitive tyrannosauroid.
XixianykusCretaceous(unknown)ChinaAn alvarezsaur.
XixiasaurusCretaceouscarnivoreChinaA troodontid.
XixiposaurusJurassicomnivoreChinaA basal sauropodomorph.
XiyunykusCretaceouscarnivoreChinaA basal alvarezsaur with three functional fingers.
XuanhanosaurusJurassiccarnivoreChinaIt was once thought to walk on four legs. This is now unlikely.
XuanhuaceratopsJurassicherbivoreChinaA basal ceratopsian.
XunmenglongCretaceousCarnivoreChinaA Chinese compsognathid.
XuwulongCretaceousherbivoreChinaA hadrosauroid.
YamaceratopsCretaceousherbivoreMongoliaA basal ceratopsian.
YandusaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaA basal ornithischian.
YangchuanosaurusJurassiccarnivoreChinaA large carnosaur.
YibinosaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaProbably a sauropod.
YiJurassicomnivoreChinaInstead of feathers, this dinosaur's wings were made of membranes, like a bat or a pterosaur.
YimenosaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaA large basal sauropodomorph.
YingshanosaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaA stegosaur with unusually large shoulder spikes.
YinlongJurassicherbivoreChinaA basal ceratopsian.
YixianosaurusCretaceouscarnivoreChinaPossibly the only anchiornithid to live in the Cretaceous.
YizhousaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaThis name was a nomen nudum for eight years and was only formally described in 2018.
YongjinglongCretaceousherbivoreChinaA very large sauropod with a deep chest.
YuanmousaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaA mamenchisaurid sauropod.
YueosaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaProbably a relative of Jeholosaurus.
YulongCretaceousomnivoreChinaA small oviraptorosaur.
YunganglongCretaceousherbivoreChinaA hadrosauroid.
YunmenglongCretaceousherbivoreChinaA sauropod.
YunnanosaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaA basal sauropodomorph.
YunxianosaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaPossibly a titanosaur.
YunyangosaurusJurassiccarnivoreChinaFirst named in the 2019 SVP abstract book before it was formally described in 2020.
YutyrannusCretaceouscarnivoreChinaThe largest known dinosaur with evidence of feathers to date.
ZanabazarCretaceouscarnivoreMongoliaFormerly considered to be a specimen of Saurornithoides.
ZaraapeltaCretaceousherbivoreMongoliaProbably a close relative of Saichania and Tarchia.
ZhanghenglongCretaceousherbivoreChinaA hadrosauroid reconstructed with an unusual rectangular back.
ZhejiangosaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaA nodosaur.
ZhenyuanlongCretaceouscarnivoreChinaA ground-dwelling dromaeosaurid with long tail feathers.
ZhongjianosaurusCretaceouscarnivoreChinaA microraptorian dromaeosaurid with long legs.
ZhongornisCretaceous(unknown)ChinaSeems intermediary between Archaeopteryx and birds. It might be a bird itself.
ZhongyuansaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaPossibly the same as Gobisaurus.
ZhuchengceratopsCretaceousherbivoreChinaA leptoceratopsid from China.
ZhuchengtitanCretaceousherbivoreChinaA sauropod.
ZhuchengtyrannusCretaceouscarnivoreChinaA large tyrannosaurid from China. Closely related to Tarbosaurus and Tyrannosaurus.
ZigongosaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaA mamenchisaurid sauropod.
ZizhongosaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaNot to be confused with Zigongosaurus. This is a much more primitive sauropod.
ZuolongJurassiccarnivoreChinaA coelurosaur.
ZuoyunlongCretaceousherbivoreChinaAn ornithopod.

Timeline

This is a timeline of selected dinosaurs from the list above. Time is measured in Ma, megaannum, along the x-axis.

MesozoicTriassicJurassicCretaceousSaurornithoidesOlorotitanCharonosaurusWulagasaurusVitakridrindaRuyangosaurusQingxiusaurusTherizinosaurusSaurolophusNemegtosaurusGallimimusDeinocheirusBreviceratopsBorogoviaAvimimusAlioramusAdasaurusTarbosaurusTylocephaleHulsanpesConchoraptorPlatyceratopsVelociraptorTsaaganShuvuuiaOviraptorKhaanCitipati (dinosaur)PukyongosaurusProtoceratopsDongyangosaurusQuaesitosaurusNipponosaurusBissektipeltaCaenagnathasiaAralosaurusBactrosaurusUrbacodonEnigmosaurusZhejiangosaurusXiongguanlongBeishanlongMicroraptorYixianosaurusLiaoningosaurusEquijubusAuroraceratopsArchaeoceratopsBeipiaosaurusSinosauropteryxSinovenatorMei (dinosaur)IncisivosaurusDilong (dinosaur)JinzhousaurusPsittacosaurusFukuiraptorDongbeititanWuerhosaurusScansoriopteryxPedopennaEpidexipteryxTuojiangosaurusMamenchisaurusYinlongGuanlongChialingosaurusHuayangosaurusYandusaurusAbrosaurusLukousaurusLufengosaurusIsanosaurusMesozoicTriassicJurassicCretaceous

See also

Notes

  1. Diet is sometimes hard to determine for dinosaurs and should be considered a "best guess"
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