This is a list of dinosaurs or creatures alleged to have been dinosaurs that lived in North America.
List of North American dinosaurs
Name Period Diet[1] Notes Achelousaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Acrocanthosaurus Cretaceous carnivore — Agathaumas Cretaceous herbivore Dubious, see article Agujaceratops Cretaceous herbivore — Alamosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Alaskacephale Cretaceous herbivore — Albertaceratops Cretaceous herbivore — Albertonykus Cretaceous carnivore/insectivore — Albertosaurus Cretaceous carnivore — Aletopelta Cretaceous herbivore — Allosaurus Jurassic carnivore — Ammosaurus Jurassic herbivore/omnivore — Amphicoelias Jurassic herbivore — Anasazisaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Anatotitan Cretaceous herbivore — Anchiceratops Cretaceous herbivore — Anchisaurus Jurassic herbivore — Animantarx Cretaceous herbivore — Ankylosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Antrodemus Jurassic carnivore Probably synonymous with Allosaurus, see article Apatodon (unknown) (unknown) Highly dubious, see article Apatosaurus Jurassic herbivore Formerly known as brontosaurus Appalachiosaurus Cretaceous carnivore — Arkansaurus Cretaceous carnivore — Arrhinoceratops Cretaceous herbivore — Astrodon Cretaceous herbivore — Atlantosaurus Jurassic herbivore — Atrociraptor Cretaceous carnivore — Aublysodon Cretaceous carnivore — Avaceratops Cretaceous herbivore — Bambiraptor Cretaceous carnivore — Barosaurus Jurassic herbivore — Beelemodon Jurassic (unknown) — Brachiosaurus Jurassic/Cretaceous herbivore — Brachyceratops Cretaceous herbivore Only juvenile fossils found so far Brachylophosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Brontoraptor Jurassic carnivore/scavenger — Bugenasaura Cretaceous herbivore — Camarasaurus Jurassic herbivore — Camposaurus Triassic carnivore Dubious, see article Camptosaurus Jurassic/Cretaceous herbivore — Capitalsaurus Cretaceous carnivore — Caseosaurus Triassic carnivore — Cedarosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Cedarpelta Cretaceous herbivore — Cedrorestes Cretaceous herbivore — Centrosaurus Cretaceous herbivore Not to be confused with Kentrosaurus Cerasinops Cretaceous herbivore — Ceratops Cretaceous herbivore — Ceratosaurus Jurassic carnivore — Chasmosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Chindesaurus Triassic carnivore — Chirostenotes Cretaceous carnivore — Cionodon Cretaceous herbivore — Claorhynchus Cretaceous herbivore Dubious, see article Claosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Coelophysis Triassic carnivore — Coelurus Jurassic carnivore — Colepiocephale Cretaceous herbivore — Comanchesaurus Triassic (unknown) — Corythosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Dakotadon Cretaceous herbivore — Daspletosaurus Cretaceous carnivore — Deinodon Cretaceous carnivore Dubious, see article Deinonychus Cretaceous carnivore — Diclonius Cretaceous herbivore — Dilophosaurus Jurassic carnivore — Diplodocus Jurassic herbivore — Diplotomodon Cretaceous carnivore — Dracorex Cretaceous herbivore — Drinker Jurassic herbivore — Dromaeosaurus Cretaceous carnivore — Dromiceiomimus Cretaceous carnivore(?) — Dryosaurus Jurassic herbivore — Dryptosaurus Cretaceous carnivore — Dyoplosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Dysganus Cretaceous herbivore — Dyslocosaurus Jurassic herbivore — Dystrophaeus Jurassic herbivore — Edmarka Jurassic carnivore — Edmontonia Cretaceous herbivore — Edmontosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Einiosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Eobrontosaurus Jurassic herbivore — Eolambia Cretaceous herbivore — Eotriceratops Cretaceous herbivore — Epanterias Jurassic carnivore — Euoplocephalus Cretaceous herbivore — Falcarius Cretaceous (disputed) Apparently in the course of switching from carnivore to herbivore Gargoyleosaurus Jurassic herbivore — Gastonia Cretaceous herbivore — Glyptodontopelta Cretaceous herbivore — Gojirasaurus Triassic carnivore — Gorgosaurus Cretaceous carnivore — Gravitholus Cretaceous herbivore — Gryposaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Hadrosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Hagryphus Cretaceous carnivore — Hanssuesia Cretaceous herbivore — Haplocanthosaurus Jurassic herbivore — Hesperonychus Cretaceous carnivore — Hesperosaurus Jurassic herbivore — Hoplitosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Hypacrosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Hypsibema Cretaceous herbivore — Koparion Jurassic (unknown) — Kritosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Labocania Cretaceous carnivore — Lambeosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Laosaurus Jurassic/Cretaceous herbivore — Leptoceratops Cretaceous herbivore — Lophorhothon Cretaceous herbivore — Madsenius Jurassic carnivore — Magulodon — — — Maiasaura — — — Marshosaurus — — — Megapnosaurus — — — Microcephale — — — Microvenator — — — Moabosaurus — — — Monoclonius — — — Montanoceratops — — — Mymoorapelta — — — Naashoibitosaurus — — — Nanosaurus — — — Nanotyrannus — — — Nedcolbertia — — — Nedoceratops — — — Niobrarasaurus — — — Nodocephalosaurus — — — Nodosaurus — — — Nothronychus — — — Orcomimus — — — Ornatotholus — — — Ornitholestes — — — Ornithomimus — — — Orodromeus — — — Oryctodromeus — — — Othnielia — — — Othnielosaurus — — — Pachycephalosaurus — — — Pachyrhinosaurus — — — Palaeopteryx — — — Palaeoscincus — — — Paluxysaurus — — — Panoplosaurus — — — Parasaurolophus — — — Parksosaurus — — — Paronychodon — — — Pawpawsaurus — — — Peloroplites — — — Pentaceratops — — — Planicoxa — — — Pleurocoelus — — — Podokesaurus — — — Polyonax — — — Prenoceratops — — — Priconodon — — — Prosaurolophus — — — Protoavis — — — Protohadros — — — Pteropelyx — — — Richardoestesia — — — Saurolophus — — — Sauropelta — — — Saurophaganax — — — Sauroposeidon — — — Saurornitholestes — — — Scelidosaurus — — — Scutellosaurus — — — Segisaurus — — — Silvisaurus — — — Sonorasaurus — — — Sphaerotholus — — — Stegoceras — — — Stegopelta — — — Stegosaurus — — — Stokesosaurus — — — Struthiomimus — — — Stygimoloch — — — Styracosaurus — — — Supersaurus — — — Suuwassea — — — Tanycolagreus — — — Tenontosaurus — — — Texasetes — — — Theiophytalia — — — Thescelosaurus — — — Thespesius — — — Tichosteus — — — Torosaurus — — — Torvosaurus — — — Trachodon — — — Triceratops — — — Troodon — — — Tyrannosaurus — — — Utahraptor — — — Velafrons — — — Venenosaurus — — — WDC DML 001 — — — Wyomingraptor — — — Zephyrosaurus — — — Zuniceratops — — —
Criteria for inclusion
- The creature must appear on the List of dinosaurs.
- Fossils of the creature must have been found in North America.
- This list is a complement to Category:Dinosaurs of North America.
See also
Notes
- ^ Diet is sometimes hard to determine for dinosaurs and should be considered a "best guess"