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]CountryNotes
AbdarainurusCretaceousherbivoreMongoliaTitanosaurid named in February 2020
AbrosaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaSmall Camarasaurus–like sauropod
AchillobatorCretaceouscarnivoreMongoliaA large, heavily-built dromaeosaur.
AdasaurusCretaceouscarnivoreMongoliaA close relative of Velociraptor.
AgilisaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaFound during the construction of a museum.
AirakoraptorCretaceouscarnivoreMongoliaPossibly a dromaeosaur.
AlbalophosaurusCretaceousherbivoreJapanThe first ceratopsian known from Japan.
AlbinykusCretaceouscarnivoreMongoliaAn alvarezsaur.
AlectrosaurusCretaceouscarnivoreMongoliaPossibly a tyrannosauroid.
AlioramusCretaceouscarnivoreMongoliaIt had a long skull with several bumps on it.
AltirhinusCretaceousherbivoreMongoliaKnown for its large nose.
AlxasaurusCretaceousherbivoreMongoliaIts discovery helped solve the mystery of therizinosaurs.
AmtocephaleCretaceousherbivoreMongoliaA pachycephalosaur.
AmtosaurusCretaceousherbivoreMongoliaBased only on fragments of skull
AmurosaurusCretaceousherbivoreRussia & ChinaA 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
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.
AsiaceratopsCretaceousherbivoreMongolia & ChinaProbably a leptoceratopsid.
AsiatosaurusCretaceousherbivoreChina & MongoliaTwo species have been named, which is impressive as both are only known from teeth.
AuroraceratopsCretaceousherbivoreChina & South KoreaA 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 to Protoceratops.
BagaraatanCretaceouscarnivoreMongoliaProbably a tyrannosauroid.
BainoceratopsCretaceousherbivoreMongoliaA leptoceratopsid.
BakesaurusCretaceous(unknown)ChinaUncertain, see article
BalochisaurusCretaceousherbivorePakistanThe species name is the name of the describer himself.
BanjiCretaceousomnivoreChinaIt had small stripes on its crest.
BaotianmansaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaA large sauropod.
BarsboldiaCretaceousherbivoreMongoliaA hadrosaur with large spines on its vertebrae, possibly supported a high sail.
BatyrosaurusCretaceousherbivoreKazakhstanMay be the same as Arstanosaurus.
BegCretaceousherbivoreMongoliaA neoceratopsian dinosaur named in 2020.
BeipiaosaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaIts discovery suggests 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 Europe's Scelidosaurus.
BissektipeltaCretaceousherbivoreUzbekistanMay be the same as 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.
BreviceratopsCretaceousherbivoreMongoliaMay be the same as Bagaceratops.
BrohisaurusJurassicherbivorePakistanProbably one of the oldest titanosauriforms.
ByronosaurusCretaceouscarnivoreMongoliaSkulls found in an oviraptorid nest suggest it was probably a nest parasite.
CaenagnathasiaCretaceousomnivoreUzbekistanA small oviraptorosaur.
CaudipteryxCretaceousomnivoreChinaA very bird-like dinosaur.
CeratonykusCretaceousomnivoreMongoliaIts discovery led scientists questioning where alvarezsaurids fit taxonomically into Theropoda.
ChangchunsaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaA small neornithischian.
ChangdusaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaPossibly a stegosaur. The remains are now lost.
ChangmianiaCretaceousherbivoreChinaIt was named "eternal sleep" after the position it was found when discovered.
ChangyuraptorCretaceouscarnivoreChinaIt had the longest tail feathers of any known non-avian dinosaur.
ChaoyangsaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaA primitive ceratopsian.
CharonosaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaBasically an Asian version of North America's Parasaurolophus (it is also inconclusive if they are the same).
ChialingosaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaPossibly similar to Kentrosaurus.
ChiayusaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaA very obscure sauropod.
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.
ChuanjiesaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaClassification is uncertain; it may be a mamenchisaurid.
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.
ConchoraptorCretaceousomnivoreMongoliaOnce thought to have eaten shellfish, but this is disputed.
CrichtonpeltaCretaceousherbivoreChinaBased on remains once referred to Crichtonsaurus.
CrichtonsaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaNamed after the author of the Jurassic Park novels.
DaanosaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaA brachiosaurid only known from the remains of a juvenile.
DachongosaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaMay be a sauropod.
DamalasaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaMay be a sauropod.
DashanpusaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaAn Asian cousin of Camarasaurus.
DatanglongCretaceouscarnivoreChinaA carcharodontosaurid.
DatousaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaA mamenchisaurid with an unusually short neck.
DaxiatitanCretaceousherbivoreChinaPossibly one of the largest known dinosaurs.
DeinocheirusCretaceousomnivoreMongoliaOriginally known from a large pair of hands, more fossils were described in recent years.
DeinonychusCretaceouscarnivoreSouth Korea, USAProbably same as Koreanosaurus or it may be its own.
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 troodontCretaceouscarnivoreMongoliaAn unnamed genus of troodontid dinosaur.
ElmisaurusCretaceouscarnivoreMongoliaKnown from only a foot.
EnigmosaurusCretaceousherbivoreMongoliaA therizinosaur with a strangely-shaped pubis.
EomamenchisaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaOne of the earliest mamenchisaurids.
EosinopteryxJurassiccarnivoreChinaEither a bird or an anchiornithid non-avian theropod.
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.
ErlikosaurusCretaceousherbivoreMongoliaOne of the few therizinosaurs from which skull material is known.
EshanosaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaPossibly 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.
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 couldn't chew.
FukuititanCretaceousherbivoreJapanOne of the few known sauropods from Japan.
FukuivenatorCretaceousunknownJapanA 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 ornithomimosaur.
GannansaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaAn unusually small sauropod.
GanzhousaurusCretaceousomnivoreChinaCoexisted with many other oviraptorosaurs.
GarudimimusCretaceousomnivoreMongoliaOnce thought to have a crest on its skull.
GasosaurusJurassiccarnivoreChinaNamed after the gasoline company that found its remains.
GigantoraptorCretaceousomnivoreChinaA large oviraptorosaur.
GigantspinosaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaIt had large spines on its shoulders.
GilmoreosaurusCretaceousherbivoreMongolia & UzbekistanIt may have been susceptible to cancer.
GobiceratopsCretaceousherbivoreMongoliaA poorly known small ceratopsian.
GobiraptorCretaceousomnivorousMongoliaan oviraptorian.
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-skulled pachycephalosaur.
GraciliceratopsCretaceousherbivoreMongoliaA primitive ceratopsian that walked on two legs.
GraciliraptorCretaceouscarnivoreChinaA close relative of Microraptor.
GspsaurusCretaceousherbivorePakistanIt is represented by cranial and postcranial remains.
GuanlongJurassiccarnivoreChinaA primitive tyrannosauroid with a crest on its head.
GyposaurusJurassicherbivoreSouth Africa & ChinaThe Asian species may not belong to this genus.
HanwulosaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaReportedly an ankylosaur so unique it belongs within its own subgroup within the Ankylosauria.
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
HeyuanniaCretaceouscarnivoreChinaIncludes "Ajancingenia yanshini"
HomalocephaleCretaceousherbivore/omnivoreMongoliaA flat-headed pachycephalosaur.
HuabeisaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaA very large sauropod.
HuanghetitanCretaceousherbivoreChinaMay be one of the largest known dinosaurs.
HuaxiagnathusCretaceouscarnivoreChinaA compsognathid.
HuayangosaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaA primitive stegosaur.
HudiesaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaA mamenchisaurid sauropod.
HulsanpesCretaceouscarnivoreMongoliaOriginally thought to be a bird; now it is thought to be a strange, semi-aquatic dromaeosaur.
IchthyovenatorCretaceouscarnivoreLaosA spinosaurid with two sails on its back.
IncisivosaurusCretaceousherbivore/omnivoreChinaIt had two prominent teeth.
IrisosaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaThe sister taxon to Mussaurus.
IsanosaurusTriassicherbivoreThailandA very early sauropod. It is plausible that sauropods were born in Asia.
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.
JinbeisaurusCretaceouscarnivoreChinaOriginally seen as a juvenile specimen of Tarbosaurus.
JinfengopteryxJurassic/CretaceousomnivoreChinaA very bird-like troodontid.
JingshanosaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaA primitive sauropodomorph, not to be confused with Jiangshanosaurus.
JintasaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaAn ornithopod.
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".
KazaklambiaCretaceousherbivoreKazakhstanOnce assigned to the wastebasket taxon "Procheneosaurus".
KelmayisaurusCretaceouscarnivoreChinaGiant remains once attributed to this animal may actually belong to a sauropod.
KerberosaurusCretaceousherbivoreRussiaOne of the last saurolophines.
KhaanCretaceouscarnivore/omnivoreMongoliaA crestless oviraptorosaur.
KhetranisaurusCretaceousherbivorePakistanOne of the many sauropods from Pakistan, named by M. Sadiq Malkani.
KileskusJurassiccarnivoreRussiaA primitive tyrannosauroid.
KinnareemimusCretaceousomnivoreThailandA primitive ornithomimosaur from Thailand.
KlamelisaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaPossibly the adult form of Bellusaurus.
KolCretaceouscarnivoreMongoliaOnce one of the shortest dinosaur names.
KoreaceratopsCretaceousherbivoreSouth KoreaSome scientists once thought it was semi-aquatic.
KoreanosaurusCretaceousherbivoreSouth Korea & North KoreaPossibly shows burrowing adaptations.
KoreanosaurusCretaceouscarnivore?KoreaA nomen nudum; name later used for a genus of ornithopod.
KoshisaurusCretaceousherbivoreJapanOne of the few knoen ornithopods from Japan.
KundurosaurusCretaceousherbivoreRussiaAlong with Kerberosaurus, one of the last saurolophine hadrosaurs.
KulceratopsCretaceousherbivoreUzbekistanPossibly dubious
KulindadromeusJurassicherbivoreRussiaIts fossils show that even some ornithischian dinosaurs had feathers.
KunmingosaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaA nomen nudum
LamaceratopsCretaceousherbivoreMongoliaPossibly the same as Bagaceratops.
LancanjiangosaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaPossibly a sauropod.
LanzhousaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaIt had the largest teeth of any known dinosaur.
LeshansaurusJurassiccarnivoreChinaAn obscure megalosaur.
LevnesoviaCretaceousherbivoreUzbekistanAn obscure hadrosaur.
LiaoceratopsCretaceousherbivoreChinaA basal ceratopsian.
LiaoningosaurusCretaceouscarnivoreChinaOne of the smallest known non-avian dinosaurs. Some scientists think it was a semi-aquatic fish-eater, the first ornithischian dinosaur known to do so.
LimusaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaIt 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.
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.
MagnirostrisCretaceousherbivoreChinaNamed for its large beak.
MahakalaCretaceouscarnivoreMongoliaRecently found to be semiaquatic.
MaleevusCretaceousherbivoreMongoliaA very dubious ankylosaur.
MamenchisaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaIt had a very long neck for its body size.
MandschurosaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaOne of the first non-avian dinosaurs discovered in China.
MarisaurusCretaceousherbivorePakistanA 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.
Microdontosaurus(unknown)herbivoreChinaDating dubious
MicrohadrosaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaPossibly a small hadrosaur.
MicropachycephalosaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaIt had the longest genus name of any dinosaur.
MicroraptorCretaceouscarnivoreChinaA "four-winged" dromaeosaurid from which hundreds of specimens are known.
MinotaurasaurusCretaceousherbivoreMongolia & ChinaThe only known skull was excavated illegally.
MongolosaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaKnown only from teeth
MonkonosaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaA stegosaur; dating dubious.
MonolophosaurusJurassiccarnivoreChinaA primitive theropod.
MononykusCretaceouscarnivoreMongoliaIt had only one digit on its hands.
MosaiceratopsCretaceousherbivoreChinaA recently described basal ceratopsian.
NankangiaCretaceousomnivoreChinaA primitive caenagnathoid.
NanningosaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaIt may be a lambeosaurine.
NanshiungosaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaA therizinosaur with unusual proportions.
NanyangosaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaAn ornithopod which lacked the claws on its thumbs.
NebulasaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaA close relative of Spinophorosaurus. It may have also had a thagomizer like the latter.
NeimongosaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaA therizinosaur.
NemegtomaiaCretaceouscarnivore/omnivoreMongoliaAn oviraptorosaur originally named "Nemegtia".
NemegtonykusCretaceouscarnivoreMongoliaAn alvarezsaurid.
NemegtosaurusCretaceousherbivoreMongoliaOne of the few known sauropods from Mongolia.
NgexisaurusJurassiccarnivoreChinaMay be a theropod.
NingyuansaurusCretaceousomnivoreChinaA primitive oviraptorosaur.
NipponosaurusCretaceousherbivoreRussia & JapanDespite its name, this dinosaur was actually discovered in Russia.
NomingiaCretaceouscarnivore/omnivoreMongoliaIt may have had a tail fan like a peacock does.
NurosaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaAlso known as "Nuoerosaurus"
Oksoko avarsanCretaceousomnivoreMongoliaAn oviraptoridae named in 2020.
OlorotitanCretaceousherbivoreRussiaA hadrosaur with a relatively long neck and a distinctive hatchet-shaped crest.
OmeisaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaA new species, O. puxani, was named in 2020. It might have had a tail club.
OpisthocoelicaudiaCretaceousherbivoreMongoliaMay be the same as Nemegtosaurus.
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 fossil.
PachysuchusJurassicherbivoreChinaA dubious basal sauropodomorph.
PakisaurusCretaceousherbivorePakistanNamed because it was found in Pakistan. Not to be confused with Pachycephalosaurus, which is sometimes referred to as "pachys".
ParvicursorCretaceouscarnivore?MongoliaOne 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.
PhuwiangosaurusCretaceousherbivoreThailandA euhelopodid sauropod from Thailand.
PhuwiangvenatorCretaceouscarnivoreThailandA megaraptoran theropod from Thailand.
PinacosaurusCretaceousherbivoreMongolia & ChinaThis ankylosaur might have been particularly obese.
PlatyceratopsCretaceousherbivoreMongoliaMay be the same as Bagaceratops.
PlesiohadrosCretaceousherbivoreMongoliaOne of the few knoen ornithopods from Mongolia.
PrenocephaleCretaceousherbivore/omnivoreMongoliaA common pachycephalosaur.
ProbactrosaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaA hadrosauroid.
ProdeinodonCretaceouscarnivoreMongolia & ChinaDubious, see article
ProtarchaeopteryxCretaceousherbivore/omnivoreChinaAn oviraptorosaur that is particularly bird-like.
ProtoceratopsCretaceousherbivoreMongoliaThis basal ceratopsian lived in herds.
ProtognathosaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaA poorly-known early sauropod.
PsittacosaurusCretaceousherbivoreChina, Mongolia, Thailand, & RussiaIt 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.
QingxiusaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaA Chinese sauropod.
QinlingosaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaA poorly-known Chinese sauropod.
QiupalongCretaceousomnivoreMongolia & CanadaA specimen of this genus has been found in Canada.
QuaesitosaurusCretaceousherbivoreMongoliaKnown only from a partial skull.
RaptorexCretaceouscarnivoreMongolia, 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 ankylosaur.
SanchusaurusCretaceousherbivoreJapanMay be synonymous with Gallimimus.
SangonghesaurusJurassic/CretaceousherbivoreChinaMay be synonymous with Tianchisaurus.
SanpasaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaFormerly considered an ornithischian, it is now thought to be a sauropod.
SaurolophusCretaceousherbivoreMongolia & CanadaRemains of this genus have also been found in North America.
SauroplitesCretaceousherbivoreChinaA poorly-known ankylosaur.
SaurornithoidesCretaceouscarnivoreMongoliaA troodontid once thought to be a dromaeosaur.
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 therizinosaurs.
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.
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.
SiamosaurusCretaceouscarnivoreThailandOne of the few known spinosaurids from Asia.
SiamotyrannusCretaceouscarnivoreThailandOnce thought to be a tyrannosaur, it is now thought to be a metriacanthosauridae.
SiamraptorCretaceousCarnivoreThailandA carcharodontosaur from Thailand.
SiluosaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaA dubious ornithopod.
SimilicaudipteryxCretaceousomnivoreChinaJuveniles had different types of feathers than the adults.
SinankylosaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaIt shows the similarity between 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.
SinornithoidesCretaceouscarnivoreChinaA troodontid.
SinornithomimusCretaceousomnivoreChinaA primitive ornithomimosaur that may have lived in 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.
SinosaurusTriassic/JurassiccarnivoreChinaOnce thought to be Dilophosaurus sinensis
SinovenatorCretaceouscarnivoreChinaA troodontid.
SinraptorJurassiccarnivoreChinaA metriacanthosaurinae (cousin of Metriacanthosaurus).
SinusonasusCretaceouscarnivoreChinaA troodontid.
SinotyrannusCretaceouscarnivoreChinaA very large proceratosaurid tyrannosauroid.
SirindhornaCretaceousherbivoreThailandAn ornithopod from Thailand.
SonidosaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaA Chinese sauropod.
SPS 100/44Cretaceouscarnivore/omnivoreMongolia— Known as the "EK troodontid" due to hailing from the Early Cretaceous.
StegosauridesCretaceousherbivoreChinaIt may be either an ankylosaur or a stegosaur.
SugiyamasaurusCretaceousherbivoreJapanMay be the same as Fukuititan
SulaimanisaurusCretaceousherbivorePakistanA Pakistani sauropod.
SuzhousaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaA therizinosaur.
SzechuanoraptorJurassicherbivoreChinaA nomen nudum about which almost nothing is known.
SzechuanosaurusJurassiccarnivoreChinaA problematic species of theropod.
TalarurusCretaceousherbivoreMongoliaA probably obese Mongolian ankylosaur.
TambatitanisCretaceousherbivoreJapanOne of the few known sauropods from Japan. Locally known as "Tamba-ryuu"
TangvayosaurusCretaceousherbivoreLaosA sauropod from Laos.
TaniusCretaceousherbivoreChinaA crestless hadrosaur.
TaohelongCretaceousherbivoreChinaClosely related to Polacanthus from Europe.
TarbosaurusCretaceouscarnivoreMongolia & ChinaPractically the Asian version of Tyrannosaurus rex.
TarchiaCretaceousherbivoreMongoliaOne of the youngest known Asian ankylosaurs.
TatisaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaProbably a basal thyreophoran.
TengrisaurusCretaceousherbivoreRussiaA sauropod
TherizinosaurusCretaceousherbivoreMongoliaIt had large claws that are over 1 meter (3 feet) in length.
TianchisaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaOne of the most primitive ankylosaurs. Its species name honours the actors in the film Jurassic Park.
TianyulongJurassicomnivoreChinaIts discovery suggests heterodontosaurids had quills.
TianyuraptorCretaceouscarnivoreChinaA microraptorian with unusually short arms.
TianzhenosaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaMay be the same as Saichania.
TienshanosaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaA mamenchisaurid sauropod.
TimurlengiaCretaceouscarnivoreUzbekistanA primitive tyrannosauroid.
TochisaurusCretaceousomnivoreMongoliaA troodontid.
TonganosaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaAn obscure sauropod.
TonouchisaurusCretaceous(unknown)MongoliaA theropod, possibly a tyrannosaur.
TsaaganCretaceouscarnivoreMongoliaA contemporary of Velociraptor.
TsagantegiaCretaceousherbivoreMongoliaAn ankylosaur.
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 leptoceratopsid.
UltrasaurusCretaceousherbivoreSouth KoreaDubious, see article
UrbacodonCretaceouscarnivoreUzbekistanA troodontid.
VayuraptorCretaceouscarnivoreThailandA coelurosaurian theropod.
VelociraptorCretaceouscarnivoreMongolia & ChinaDespite popular imagery, it was likely feathered.
VitakridrindaCretaceouscarnivorePakistanAn abelisaur.
VitakrisaurusCretaceouscarnivorePakistanA noasaur.
WakinosaurusCretaceouscarnivoreJapanA dubious Japanese dinosaur.
WannanosaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaA primitive pachycephalosaur.
WuerhosaurusCretaceousherbivoreChina & MongoliaA stegosaur that lived during the Cretaceous.
WulagasaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaA hadrosaur.
WulatelongCretaceousomnivoreChinaAn oviraptorid.
Wulong bohaiensisCretaceouscarnivoreChinaA microraptorine dromaeosaurid discovered in 2020
XianshanosaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaA large sauropod.
XiaosaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaProbably an ornithopod.
XiaotingiaJurassiccarnivoreChinaA cousin of Anchiornis.
XinjiangovenatorCretaceouscarnivoreChinaFormerly referred to Phaedrolosaurus.
XinjiangtitanJurassicherbivoreChinaA sauropod with an unusually long neck.
XiongguanlongCretaceouscarnivoreChinaA primitive tyrannosauroid.
XixianykusCretaceous(unknown)ChinaAn alvarezsaur.
XixiasaurusCretaceouscarnivoreChinaA troodontid.
XixiposaurusJurassicomnivoreChinaA basal sauropodomorph.
XuanhanosaurusJurassiccarnivoreChinaIt was once thought to walk on four legs. This is now unlikely.
XuanhuaceratopsJurassicherbivoreChinaA basal ceratopsian.
XunmenglongCretaceousCarnivoreChinaA Chinese compsognathid.
XuwulongCretaceousherbivoreChinaA hadrosaurid
YamaceratopsCretaceousherbivoreMongoliaA recently discovered basal ceratopsian.
YandusaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaProbably an ornithischian.
YangchuanosaurusJurassiccarnivoreChinaA large carnosaur.
YibinosaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaProbably a sauropod.
YimenosaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaA large basal sauropodomorph.
YingshanosaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaA stegosaur with unusually large shoulder spikes.
YinlongJurassicherbivoreChinaA basal ceratopsian.
YixianosaurusCretaceouscarnivoreChinaThe 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.
YuanmousaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaA mamenchisaurid sauropod.
YueosaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaProbably a relative of Jeholosaurus.
YulongCretaceousomnivoreChinaA small oviraptorosaur.
YunganglongCretaceousherbivoreChinaA hadrosauroid.
YunnanosaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaA basal sauropodomorph.
YunxianosaurusCretaceousherbivorePossibly 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.
ZhanghenglongCretaceousherbivoreChinaA hadrosauroid with an unusually-shaped aail on its back.
ZhejiangosaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaA nodosaur.
ZhongornisCretaceous(unknown)ChinaSeems intermediary between Archaeopteryx and birds. It might be a bird itself.
ZhongyuansaurusCretaceousherbivoreChinaPossibly the same as Gobisaurus.
ZhuchengceratopsCretaceousherbivoreChinaA ceratopsian.
ZhuchengtyrannusCretaceouscarnivoreChinaA large tyrannosaur.
ZigongosaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaA mamenchisaurid sauropod.
ZizhongosaurusJurassicherbivoreChinaNot to be confused with Zigongosaurus. This is a much more primitive sauropod.
ZuolongJurassiccarnivoreChinaA coelurosaur.

Timeline

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

MesozoicTriassicJurassicCretaceousSaurornithoidesOlorotitanCharonosaurusWulagasaurusRuyangosaurusQingxiusaurusTherizinosaurusSaurolophusNemegtosaurusGallimimusDeinocheirusBreviceratopsBorogoviaAvimimusAlioramusAdasaurusTarbosaurusTylocephaleHulsanpesConchoraptorPlatyceratopsVelociraptorTsaaganShuvuuiaOviraptorKhaanCitipati (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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