A complete, alphabetical list of of every dinosaur that ever lived during the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.
Dinosaurs A-C Dinosaurs D-G Dinosaurs H-N Dinosaurs O-S Dinosaurs S-Z
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Hadrosaurus The official state dinosaur of New Jersey.
Hagryphus The largest North American oviraptor yet discovered.
Haplocanthosaurus A typical sauropod of the late Jurassic.
Haplocheirus This feathered dinosaur predated Archeopteryx by millions of years.
Harpymimus Named after the winged creature of Greek myth.
Herrerasaurus This carnivore roamed present-day South America.
Hesperonychus A tiny North American dinosaur.
Hesperosaurus The oldest stegosaur discovered in North America.
Heterodontosaurus This "different-toothed" dinosaur was a dentist's nightmare.
Hexinlusaurus Named after the Chinese professor He Xin-Lu.
Heyuannia Yet another close relative of Oviraptor.
Hippodraco This "horse dragon" was recently discovered in Utah.
Homalocephale This herbivore had a very flat--and very thick--skull.
Hongshanosaurus This early ceratopsian is known by two skulls.
Huabeisaurus A titanosaur from northern China.
Huaxiagnathus One of the biggest dino-birds of its time.
Huayangosaurus Could this have been the ancestor of all the stegosaurs?
Hylaeosaurus One of the first creatures ever to be called a dinosaur.
Hypacrosaurus We know a lot about this dinosaur's family life.
Hypselosaurus This titanosaur's eggs were a foot in diameter.
Hypsilophodon This man-sized herbivore liked to eat and run.
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Ichthyovenator This sail-backed dinosaur was recently discovered in Laos.
Ignavusaurus Its name means "cowardly lizard."
Iguanacolossus A brand-new ornithopod from North America.
Iguanodon The second dinosaur in history ever to receive a name.
Ilokelesia A primitive abelisaur from South America.
Incisivosaurus This buck-toothed dinosaur was the Cretaceous equivalent of a beaver.
Indosuchus This "Indian crocodile" was actually a dinosaur.
Ingenia A small, birdlike dinosaur from central Asia.
Irritator This spinosaur was named by a very frustrated paleontologist.
Isisaurus Otherwise known as the Indian Statistical Institute Lizard.
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Janenschia The earliest titanosaur in the fossil record.
Jaxartosaurus A poorly known hadrosaur from central Asia.
Jeholosaurus This ornithopod may have had an omnivorous diet.
Jeyawati Its name is Zuni for "grinding mouth."
Jinfengopteryx This feathered dinosaur was once thought to be a true bird.
Jingshanosaurus A close relative of Yunnanosaurus.
Jinzhousaurus This Asian dinosaur was one of the first hadrosaurs.
Jobaria A strange, short-tailed African sauropod.
Juratyrant This early tyrannosaur was discovered in England.
Juravenator Why didn't this presumed "dino-bird" have feathers?
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Kaijiangosaurus This might have been the same dinosaur as Gasosaurus.
Kentrosaurus A smaller, African cousin of Stegosaurus.
Khaan Few small mammals dared face the wrath of this dinosaur.
Kileskus Yet another "basal" tyrannosaur from central Asia.
Kol It's tied with Mei for "shortest dinosaur name."
Koreaceratops Did this ceratopsian like to go swimming?
Kosmoceratops This ceratopsian had a bizarre, downward-folding frill.
Kotasaurus One of the few sauropods to be discovered in India.
Kritosaurus A famous, but poorly understood, hadrosaur.
Kryptops This dinosaur came equipped with its own face mask.
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Labocania It may or may not have been a true tyrannosaur.
Lagosuchus Could this have been the ancestor of all the dinosaurs?
Lambeosaurus This herbivore had a hatchet-shaped crest on its noggin.
Lanzhousaurus This herbivore's teeth were half a foot long.
Lapparentosaurus This sauropod was discovered in Madagascar.
Leaellynasaura The only dinosaur ever to be named after a little girl.
Leptoceratops One of the most primitive of all ceratopsians.
Lesothosaurus One of the earliest of all the ornithischian dinosaurs.
Lessemsaurus Named after the popular science writer Don Lessem.
Lexovisaurus One of the oldest European stegosaurs.
Leyesaurus A newly discovered prosauropod from South America.
Liaoceratops A tiny ceratopsian of early Cretaceous Asia.
Liliensternus One of the largest carnivores of the Triassic period.
Limusaurus Was this toothless theropod a vegetarian?
Linhenykus This tiny dinosaur had single-clawed hands.
Linheraptor This Mongolian raptor was discovered in 2008.
Linhevenator This troodont was recently discovered in Mongolia.
Lophostropheus This theropod lived near the Triassic/Jurassic boundary.
Lourinhanosaurus This hard-to-classify theropod was discovered in Portugal.
Luanchuanraptor A small, poorly understood Asian raptor.
Lufengosaurus A common sight at Chinese natural history museums.
Lurdusaurus This ornithopod resembled a giant sloth.
Lycorhinus This dinosaur was once thought to be a mammal-like reptile.
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Magnirostris This ceratopsian had an unusually big beak.
Magnosaurus Once thought to be a species of Megalosaurus.
Magyarosaurus This dwarf titanosaur was probably confined to a small island.
Mahakala This dino-bird was named after a Buddhist deity.
Maiasaura This "good mother lizard" kept close tabs on her young.
Majungatholus Fairly--or unfairly--known as the "cannibal dinosaur."
Malawisaurus The first titanosaur to be found with an intact skull.
Mamenchisaurus The longest-necked dinosaur that ever lived.
Mantellisaurus Named after the famous fossil hunter Gideon Mantell.
Mapusaurus This huge carnivore was closely related to Giganotosaurus.
Marshosaurus Named after the famous paleontologist Othniel C. Marsh.
Masiakasaurus A bizarre, buck-toothed predator of the late Cretaceous.
Massospondylus This small, lithe, bipedal plant-eater roamed the plains of South Africa.
Maxakalisaurus One of the biggest titanosaurs ever found in Brazil.
Medusaceratops This frilled dinosaur was a close relative of Centrosaurus.
Megalosaurus The first dinosaur ever to be discovered and named.
Megapnosaurus Its name is Greek for "big dead lizard."
Megaraptor Despite its name, it wasn't really a raptor.
Mei The current record-holder for "shortest dinosaur name."
Melanorosaurus Probably the largest prosauropod that ever lived.
Metriacanthosaurus Yet another dinosaur that was once mistaken for Megalosaurus.
Microceratops Probably the smallest ceratopsian that ever lived.
Micropachycephalosaurus The current record-holder for longest dinosaur name.
Microraptor This tiny proto-bird had four wings rather than two.
Minmi An early (and very dumb) ankylosaur from Australia.
Minotaurasaurus Named after the half-man, half-bull of Greek myth.
Miragaia This stegosaur had an unusually long neck.
Mirischia Its name means "wonderful pelvis."
Mojoceratops This ceratopsian had a heart-shaped frill.
Monkonosaurus The first dinosaur ever to be discovered in modern-day Tibet.
Monoclonius Might this have been a species of Centrosaurus?
Monolophosaurus This Jurassic predator had a single crest on its skull.
Mononykus This dinosaur may have dug into termite mounds for its lunch.
Mussaurus This "mouse lizard" lived in Triassic South America.
Muttaburrasaurus The most complete dinosaur fossil ever found in Australia.
Mymoorapelta Named after the Mygand-Moore quarry in Colorado.
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Nanotyrannus Could this have been a juvenile T. Rex?
Nanshiungosaurus A bizarre therizinosaur from Asia.
Nedcolbertia Named after the famous paleontologist Edwin Colbert.
Neimongosaurus A rare therizinosaur from inner Mongolia.
Nemegtomaia This dinosaur had a bizarrely shaped skull.
Nemegtosaurus This titanosaur has been recreated from a single, incomplete skull.
Neovenator One of the largest carnivorous dinosaurs of western Europe.
Neuquensaurus Was this titanosaur really a species of Saltasaurus?
Nigersaurus This African sauropod had a huge number of teeth.
Noasaurus Were this predator's giant claws on its hands, or on its feet?
Nodocephalosaurus This armored dinosaur has been reconstructed from a single skull.
Nodosaurus One of the first armored dinosaurs ever discovered in North America.
Nomingia This small dinosaur had a peacock-like tail.
Nothronychus The first therizonosaur to be found outside Asia.
Notohypsilophodon A rare South American ornithopod.
Nqwebasaurus One of the few theropods to be discovered in sub-Saharan Africa.
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