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This is a list of dinosaurs whose remains have been recovered from Asia, excluding India, 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.
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, ''Ratchasimasaurus''
, 2011
, Khok Kruat Formation (Early Cretaceous, Aptian)
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, Only known from a single toothless dentary
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, ''Rhomaleopakhus''
, 2021
, Kalaza Formation (Late Jurassic, Tithonian)
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, Possessed a robust forelimb that may be a locomotory adaptation
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, ''Rinchenia''
, 1997
, Nemegt Formation (Late Cretaceous, Maastrichtian)
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, Had a tall, domed crest
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, ''Ruixinia''
, 2022
, Yixian Formation (Early Cretaceous, Barremian)
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, Its last few caudal vertebrae were fused
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, ''Ruyangosaurus''
, 2009
, Haoling Formation (Early Cretaceous, Aptian to Albian)
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, Only known from scant remains but was one of the largest dinosaurs known from Asia
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, ''Sahaliyania''
, 2008
, Yuliangze Formation (Late Cretaceous, Maastrichtian)
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, Possibly a synonym of ''Amurosaurus''
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, ''Saichania''
, 1977
, Barun Goyot Formation, Nemegt Formation (Late Cretaceous, Campanian to Maastrichtian)
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, Possessed complicated nasal passages that may have cooled the air it breathed
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, ''Sanpasaurus''
, 1944
, Ziliujing Formation (Early Jurassic, Pliensbachian)
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, Historically conflated with the remains of an ornithischian
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, ''Sanxiasaurus''
, 2019
, Xintiangou Formation (Middle Jurassic, Bajocian)
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, The oldest neornithischian known from Asia
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, ''Saurolophus''
, 1912
, Nemegt Formation (Late Cretaceous, Maastrichtian)
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, Type species was found in Canada. The Asian species is distinguished by its larger size and backwards-pointing diagonal crest
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, ''Sauroplites''
, 1953
, Zhidan Group (Early Cretaceous, Barremian to Aptian)
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, Preserved lying on its back with parts of its armor in an articulated position
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, ''Saurornithoides''
, 1924
, Djadochta Formation (Late Cretaceous, Campanian)
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, Its hindlimbs were well-developed even as juveniles, suggesting it needed little to no parental care
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, ''Scansoriopteryx''
, 2002
, Haifanggou Formation (Middle Jurassic to Late Jurassic, Callovian to Kimmeridgian)
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, Was well-adapted for climbing due to the structure of its hands and feet
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, ''Segnosaurus''
, 1979
, Bayan Shireh Formation (Late Cretaceous, Cenomanian to Turonian)
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, One of the first known therizinosaurs. Its relationships were originally obscure
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, ''Serikornis''
, 2017
, Tiaojishan Formation (Middle Jurassic to Late Jurassic, Callovian to Oxfordian (stage), Oxfordian)
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, Possessed simple, wispy feathers similar to those of a Silkie chicken
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, ''Shamosaurus''
, 1983
, Dzunbain Formation (Early Cretaceous, Aptian to Albian)
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, The osteoderms on its head were not separated into obvious tiles as with later ankylosaurs
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, ''Shanag''
, 2007
, Öösh Formation (Early Cretaceous, Berriasian to Barremian)
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, Shows a mixture of traits of various paravian groups
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, ''Shantungosaurus''
, 1973
, Wangshi Group (Late Cretaceous, Campanian)
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, The largest known hadrosaurid
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, ''Shanxia''
, 1998
, Huiquanpu Formation (Late Cretaceous, Cenomanian to Campanian)
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, May be synonymous with ''Tianzhenosaurus'' and/or ''Saichania''
,
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, ''Shanyangosaurus''
, 1996
, Shanyang Formation (Late Cretaceous, Maastrichtian)
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, Indeterminate but its hollow bones are a synapomorphy for Coelurosauria. One study suggests an oviraptorosaurian position
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, ''Shaochilong''
, 2009
, Ulansuhai Formation (Late Cretaceous, Cenomanian to Turonian)
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, Had a relatively short maxilla, suggesting a unique ecological role
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, ''Shenzhousaurus''
, 2003
, Yixian Formation (Early Cretaceous, Aptian)
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, Preserves pebbles in its thoracic cavity which may be gastroliths
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, ''Shidaisaurus''
, 2009
, Chuanjie Formation (Middle Jurassic, Aalenian)
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, Potentially one of the oldest known allosauroids
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, ''Shishugounykus''
, 2019
, Shishugou Formation (Late Jurassic, Oxfordian (stage), Oxfordian)
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, Its manus combines features of both alvarezsaurians and more basal coelurosaurs
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, ''Shixinggia''
, 2005
, Pingling Formation (Late Cretaceous, Maastrichtian)
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, Known from a fair amount of postcranial material
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, ''Shri devi, Shri''
, 2021
, Barun Goyot Formation (Late Cretaceous, Maastrichtian)
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, Before its formal description, it was nicknamed "Ichabodcraniosaurus" because its holotype lacked a skull
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, ''Shuangmiaosaurus''
, 2003
, Sunjiawan Formation (Early Cretaceous, Albian)
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, Only known from some parts of a skull
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, ''Shunosaurus''
, 1983
, Shaximiao Formation (Late Jurassic, Oxfordian (stage), Oxfordian to Kimmeridgian)
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, Possessed a small tail club topped by two short spikes
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, ''Shuvuuia''
, 1998
, Djadochta Formation (Late Cretaceous, Campanian)
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, Displays several adaptations that may point to a nocturnal, owl-like lifestyle
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, ''Siamodon''
, 2011
, Khok Kruat Formation (Early Cretaceous, Aptian)
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, May have been closely related to ''Probactrosaurus''
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, ''Siamosaurus''
, 1986
, Khok Kruat Formation, Sao Khua Formation (Early Cretaceous, Barremian to Aptian)
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, Only known from teeth. Some spinosaurid postcrania from the same area may be referrable to this genus
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, ''Siamotyrannus''
, 1996
, Sao Khua Formation (Early Cretaceous, Berriasian to Barremian)
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, Has been recovered in a variety of positions within Avetheropoda
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, ''Siamraptor''
, 2019
, Khok Kruat Formation (Early Cretaceous, Aptian)
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, The oldest carcharodontosaurian known from Southeast Asia
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, ''Sibirotitan''
, 2017
, Ilek Formation (Early Cretaceous, Barremian)
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, Its sacral ribs are star-shaped in dorsal view
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, ''Siluosaurus''
, 1997
, Xinminbao Group (Early Cretaceous, Barremian to Albian)
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, Possessed the smallest known teeth of any ornithopod
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, ''Silutitan''
, 2021
, Shengjinkou Formation (Early Cretaceous, Aptian)
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, Known from six cervical vertebrae associated with a pterosaur jaw
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, ''Similicaudipteryx''
, 2008
, Jiufotang Formation (Early Cretaceous, Aptian to Albian)
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, Had a short tail ending with a dagger-shaped pygostyle
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, ''Sinankylosaurus''
, 2020
, Wangshi Group (Late Cretaceous, Campanian)
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, Only known from an ilium. Described as an ankylosaur but a recent study doubts this interpretation
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, ''Sinocalliopteryx''
, 2007
, Yixian Formation (Early Cretaceous, Barremian to Aptian)
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, Stomach contents indicate a possible preference for volant prey such as dromaeosaurids and early birds
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, ''Sinocephale''
, 2021
, Ulansuhai Formation (Late Cretaceous, Turonian)
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, Originally named as a species of ''Troodon'' when that genus was thought to be a pachycephalosaur
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, ''Sinoceratops''
, 2010
, Wangshi Group (Late Cretaceous, Campanian to Maastrichtian)
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, Possessed forward-curving hornlets and a series of low knobs on the top of the frill
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, ''Sinocoelurus''
, 1942
, Kuangyuan Series (Late Jurassic, Oxfordian (stage), Oxfordian to Tithonian
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, One study considered it to be a potential plesiosaur
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, ''Sinornithoides''
, 1993
, Ejinhoro Formation (Early Cretaceous, Aptian to Albian)
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, Preserved in a roosting position, its head tucked underneath its left wing
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, ''Sinornithomimus''
, 2003
, Ulansuhai Formation (Late Cretaceous, Turonian)
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, Formed age-segregated herds as evidenced by a concentration of juvenile skeletons
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, ''Sinornithosaurus''
, 1999
, Yixian Formation (Early Cretaceous, Barremian to Aptian)
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, One specimen has disloged teeth, leading to suggestions it was venomous
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, ''Sinosauropteryx''
, 1996
, Yixian Formation (Early Cretaceous, Aptian)
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, The first non-avian dinosaur found with direct evidence of feathers. Analysis of melanosomes suggest it had orange-brown and white countershading with a striped tail and a "bandit mask" around its eyes
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, ''Sinosaurus''
, 1940
, Lufeng Formation (Early Jurassic, Hettangian to Sinemurian)
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, Had a pair of midline crests similar to ''Dilophosaurus''
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, ''Sinotyrannus''
, 2009
, Jiufotang Formation (Early Cretaceous, Aptian)
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, One of the earliest known large tyrannosauroids. Closely related to smaller forms such as ''Proceratosaurus'' and ''Guanlong''
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, ''Sinovenator''
, 2002
, Yixian Formation (Early Cretaceous, Barremian)
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, Some specimens are preserved three-dimensionally
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, ''Sinraptor''
, 1993
, Shishugou Formation (Late Jurassic, Oxfordian (stage), Oxfordian)
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, May have used its teeth like blades to inflict deep wounds in prey
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, ''Sinusonasus''
, 2004
, Yixian Formation (Early Cretaceous, Hauterivian)
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, Had distinctive sinusoid nasal bones
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, ''Sirindhorna''
, 2015
, Khok Kruat Formation (Early Cretaceous, Aptian)
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, Its fossils were discovered by corn farmers while digging a reservoir
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, ''Sonidosaurus''
, 2006
, Iren Dabasu Formation (Late Cretaceous, Cenomanian to Campanian)
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, One of the smallest known titanosaurs
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, ''Stegosaurides''
, 1953
, Xinminbao Group (Early Cretaceous, Hauterivian to Albian)
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, A thyreophoran of uncertain phylogenetic position
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, ''Suzhousaurus''
, 2007
, Xinminbao Group (Early Cretaceous, Barremian to Aptian)
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, One of the largest Early Cretaceous therizinosaurs
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, ''Szechuanosaurus''
, 1942
, Shaximiao Formation (Late Jurassic, Oxfordian (stage), Oxfordian to Tithonian)
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, Only known from teeth and possibly a very fragmentary skeleton
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, ''Talarurus''
, 1952
, Bayan Shireh Formation (Late Cretaceous, Cenomanian to Santonian)
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, Its tail club has been compared to a wicker basket
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, ''Tambatitanis''
, 2014
, Sasayama Group (Early Cretaceous, Albian)
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, Possessed disproportionately large chevrons
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, ''Tangvayosaurus''
, 1999
, Grès supérieurs Formation (Early Cretaceous, Aptian to Albian)
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, Closely related to ''Phuwiangosaurus''
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, ''Tanius''
, 1929
, Wangshi Group (Late Cretaceous, Campanian to Maastrichtian)
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, Today known from only a few bones; more fossils were once present but were not collected
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, ''Taohelong''
, 2013
, Hekou Group (Early Cretaceous, Albian)
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, Possessed a sacral shield similar to that of ''Polacanthus''
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, ''Tarbosaurus''
, 1955
, Nemegt Formation, Subashi Formation (Late Cretaceous, Maastrichtian)
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, An apex predator that hunted large prey. Very similar to ''Tyrannosaurus'' ,
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, ''Tarchia''
, 1977
, Barun Goyot Formation, Nemegt Formation (Late Cretaceous, Campanian to Maastrichtian)
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, One specimen preserves injuries to its ribs and tail, possibly from a fight with a member of its own kind
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, ''Tatisaurus''
, 1965
, Lufeng Formation (Early Jurassic, Sinemurian)
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, Potentially a basal thyreophoran
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, ''Tengrisaurus''
, 2017
, Murtoi Formation (Early Cretaceous, Barremian to Aptian)
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, Closely related to South American titanosaurs
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, ''Therizinosaurus''
, 1954
, Nemegt Formation (Late Cretaceous, Maastrichtian)
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, Possessed extremely elongated and stiffened hand claws
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, ''Tianchisaurus''
, 1993
, Toutunhe Formation (Late Jurassic, Oxfordian (stage), Oxfordian to Kimmeridgian)
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, Its description uses the spellings ''Tianchisaurus'' and ''Tianchiasaurus'' interchangeably, but the former is correct
,
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, ''Tianyulong''
, 2009
, Tiaojishan Formation (Late Jurassic, Oxfordian (stage), Oxfordian)
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, Preserves impressions of long bristles down its back, tail and neck
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, ''Tianyuraptor''
, 2009
, Yixian Formation (Early Cretaceous, Barremian to Aptian)
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, Combines features of both northern and southern dromaeosaurids. Had unusual proportions
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, ''Tianzhenosaurus''
, 1998
, Huiquanpu Formation (Late Cretaceous, Cenomanian to Campanian)
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, May be synonymous with ''Saichania''
, 
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, ''Tienshanosaurus''
, 1937
, Shishugou Formation (Late Jurassic, Oxfordian (stage), Oxfordian)
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, Large but basal for a mamenchisaurid
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, ''Timurlengia''
, 2016
, Bissekty Formation (Late Cretaceous, Turonian)
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, Its inner ear was specialized for detecting low-frequency sounds
, 
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, ''Tochisaurus''
, 1991
, Nemegt Formation (Late Cretaceous, Maastrichtian)
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, Known from only a single metatarsus
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, ''Tonganosaurus''
, 2010
, Yimen Formation (Early Jurassic, Pliensbachian)
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, Potentially the oldest known mamenchisaurid
,
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, ''Tongtianlong''
, 2016
, Nanxiong Formation (Late Cretaceous, Maastrichtian)
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, The pose of the holotype suggests it died while trying to free itself from mud
, 
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, ''Tsaagan''
, 2006
, Djadochta Formation (Late Cretaceous, Campanian)
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, Very similar to ''Velociraptor'' but differs in some features of the skull
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, ''Tsagantegia''
, 1993
, Bayan Shireh Formation (Late Cretaceous, Cenomanian to Santonian)
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, Had a long, shovel-shaped snout which may indicate a browsing lifestyle
, 
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, ''Tsintaosaurus''
, 1958
, Wangshi Group (Late Cretaceous, Campanian)
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, Originally mistakenly believed to have possessed a unicorn horn-like crest
, 
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, ''Tugulusaurus''
, 1973
, Lianmuqin Formation (Early Cretaceous, Barremian to Albian)
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, Potentially an early, ''Xiyunykus''-grade alvarezsaurian
,
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, ''Tuojiangosaurus''
, 1977
, Shaximiao Formation (Late Jurassic, Oxfordian (stage), Oxfordian to Kimmeridgian)
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, Possessed two rows of tall, pointed plates, thickened in the center as if they were modified spikes
, 
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, ''Turanoceratops''
, 1989
, Bissekty Formation (Late Cretaceous, Turonian)
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, Had a pair of brow horns like ceratopsids but was likely not a member of that family
, 
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, ''Tylocephale''
, 1974
, Barun Goyot Formation (Late Cretaceous, Campanian)
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, Only known from a partial skull but it is enough to tell that it had a remarkably tall dome
, 
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, ''Udanoceratops''
, 1992
, Djadochta Formation (Late Cretaceous, Campanian)
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, The largest known leptoceratopsid
, 
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, ''Ultrasaurus''
, 1983
, Gugyedong Formation (Early Cretaceous, Aptian to Albian)
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, Described as very large but this may be due to misidentification of a bone
,
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, ''Ulughbegsaurus''
, 2021
, Bissekty Formation (Late Cretaceous, Turonian)
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, Known from only a maxilla. Originally described as a late-surviving carnosaur but may in fact be a large-bodied dromaeosaurid
,
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, ''Urbacodon''
, 2007
, Bissekty Formation, Dzharakuduk Formation (Late Cretaceous, Cenomanian to Turonian)
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, The holotype preserves a gap separating the eight rear teeth from the rest of its teeth
,
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, ''Vayuraptor''
, 2019
, Sao Khua Formation (Early Cretaceous, Barremian)
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, Potentially ancestral to megaraptorans or an early member of the group
,
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, ''Velociraptor''
, 1924
, Bayan Mandahu Formation, Djadochta Formation (Late Cretaceous, Campanian)
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, One ulna preserves quill knobs ,
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, ''Wakinosaurus''
, 1992
, Sengoku Formation (Early Cretaceous, Valanginian to Barremian)
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, May be a close relative of ''Acrocanthosaurus''
,
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, ''Wannanosaurus''
, 1977
, Xiaoyan Formation (Late Cretaceous, Maastrichtian)
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, Basal for a pachycephalosaur as indicated by its flat skull with large openings
, 
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, ''Wuerhosaurus''
, 1973
, Ejinhoro Formation, Tugulu Group (Early Cretaceous, Hauterivian)
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, One of the last and largest known stegosaurs. Preserved with low rectangular plates but these may be broken
, 
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, ''Wulagasaurus''
, 2008
, Yuliangze Formation (Late Cretaceous, Maastrichtian)
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, A rare hadrosaurid known from far less remains than the contemporary ''Sahaliyania''
, 
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, ''Wulatelong''
, 2013
, Bayan Mandahu Formation (Late Cretaceous, Campanian)
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, Known from a partial skeleton including some parts of the skull
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, ''Wulong bohaiensis, Wulong''
, 2020
, Jiufotang Formation (Early Cretaceous, Aptian)
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, Possessed an extremely long tail tipped by two long feathers
, 
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, ''Xianshanosaurus''
, 2009
, Haoling Formation (Early Cretaceous, Albian)
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, May have been closely related to ''Daxiatitan''
, 
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, ''Xiaosaurus''
, 1983
, Shaximiao Formation (Middle Jurassic, Bajocian to Callovian)
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, An ornithischian of uncertain affinities
,
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, ''Xiaotingia''
, 2011
, Tiaojishan Formation (Middle Jurassic to Late Jurassic, Bathonian to Oxfordian (stage), Oxfordian)
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, Well-preserved but inconsistent in phylogenetic placement. Some studies suggest a position as an early avialan
, 
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, ''Xingtianosaurus''
, 2019
, Yixian Formation (Early Cretaceous, Barremian)
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, Retained the large third finger that was lost in other caudipterids
, 
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, ''Xingxiulong''
, 2017
, Lufeng Formation (Early Jurassic, Hettangian
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, Possessed a robust scapula which increased forelimb mobility for feeding
, 
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, ''Xinjiangovenator''
, 2005
, Lianmuqin Formation (Early Cretaceous, Valanginian to Albian)
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, Remains originally identified as ''Phaedrolosaurus''
, 
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, ''Xinjiangtitan''
, 2013
, Qiketai Formation (Middle Jurassic, Callovian)
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, Had an extremely long neck
, 
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, ''Xiongguanlong''
, 2009
, Xinminbao Group, (Early Cretaceous, Aptian)
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, More robust than other early tyrannosauroids, possibly to support its elongated skull
, 
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, ''Xixianykus''
, 2010
, Majiacun Formation (Late Cretaceous, Santonian to Coniacian)
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, One of the smallest known non-avian dinosaurs
, 
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, ''Xixiasaurus''
, 2010
, Majiacun Formation (Late Cretaceous, Coniacian to Campanian)
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, Distinguished from other troodontids by its possession of exactly twenty-two teeth in each maxilla
, 
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, ''Xixiposaurus''
, 2010
, Lufeng Formation (Early Jurassic, Hettangian to Pliensbachian)
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, Poorly known
,
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, ''Xiyunykus''
, 2018
, Tugulu Group (Early Cretaceous, Barremian to Aptian)
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, Had an unspecialized hand morphology for an alvarezsaur, having three fingers of roughly equal length and construction
, 
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, ''Xuanhanosaurus''
, 1984
, Shaximiao Formation (Middle Jurassic to Late Jurassic, Bathonian to Callovian to Oxfordian (stage), Oxfordian)
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, Originally mistakenly believed to have been capable of quadrupedal locomotion
, 
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, ''Xuanhuaceratops''
, 2006
, Houcheng Formation (Late Jurassic, Tithonian)
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, Possessed a large premaxillary tooth right behind its beak
, 
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, ''Xunmenglong''
, 2019
, Huajiying Formation (Early Cretaceous, Hauterivian)
,
, The holotype was originally presented as part of a chimera involving three different animals
, 
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, ''Xuwulong''
, 2011
, Xinminbao Group (Early Cretaceous, Aptian to Albian)
,
, The tip of its dentary was V-shaped when viewed from the side
, 
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, ''Yamaceratops''
, 2006
, Javkhlant Formation (Late Cretaceous, Santonian)
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, Possessed a short, stubby frill
, 
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, ''Yamatosaurus''
, 2021
, Kita-Ama Formation (Late Cretaceous, Maastrichtian)
,
, Basal yet survived late enough to be contemporaneous with more advanced hadrosaurids
, 
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, ''Yandusaurus''
, 1979
, Shaximiao Formation (Middle Jurassic, Bathonian)
,
, Some fossils were destroyed by a composter before they could be studiedHe, X. & Cai, K., 1984, ''The Middle Jurassic dinosaurian fauna from Dashampu, Zigong, Sichuan. Vol. 1: The ornitopod dinosaurs''. Sichuan Scientific and Technological Publishing House, Chengdu, Sichuan, pp. 1–71
,
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, ''Yangchuanosaurus''
, 1978
, Shaximiao Formation (Middle Jurassic to Late Jurassic, Bathonian to Oxfordian (stage), Oxfordian)
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, The largest theropod known from the Shaximiao
, 
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, ''Yi (dinosaur), Yi''
, 2015
, Tiaojishan Formation (Middle Jurassic to Late Jurassic, Callovian to Oxfordian (stage), Oxfordian)
,
, Possessed a "styliform element" jutting out from its wrist that supported a bat-like membranous wing
, 
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, ''Yimenosaurus''
, 1990
, Fengjiahe Formation (Early Jurassic, Pliensbachian)
,
, Much of its skeleton is known, including the entirety of the skull
, 
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, ''Yingshanosaurus''
, 1994
, Shaximiao Formation (Late Jurassic, Kimmeridgian)
,
, Possessed greatly enlarged shoulder spines
,
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, ''Yinlong''
, 2006
, Shishugou Formation (Late Jurassic, Oxfordian (stage), Oxfordian)
,
, Its skull displays features of ceratopsians, pachycephalosaurs, and heterodontosaurids
, 
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, ''Yixianosaurus''
, 2003
, Yixian Formation (Early Cretaceous, Aptian)
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, Inconsistent in phylogenetic placement. Had extremely elongated manual elements
, 
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, ''Yizhousaurus''
, 2018
, Fengjiahe Formation (Early Jurassic, Sinemurian)
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, Its skull was very similar to those of sauropods, despite being more primitive
, 
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, ''Yongjinglong''
, 2014
, Hekou Group (Early Cretaceous, Albian)
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, Possessed an extremely long, broad scapula
, 
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, ''Yuanmousaurus''
, 2006
, Zhanghe Formation (Middle Jurassic, Aalenian to Callovian)
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, Shares features of its vertebrae with ''Patagosaurus''
, 
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, ''Yueosaurus''
, 2012
, Liangtoutang Formation (Early Cretaceous to Late Cretaceous, Albian to Cenomanian)
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, Probably closely related to ''Jeholosaurus''
,
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, ''Yulong mini, Yulong''
, 2013
, Qiupa Formation (Late Cretaceous, Maastrichtian)
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, Known from multiple specimens, most of which are juveniles
, 
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, ''Yunganglong''
, 2013
, Zhumapu Formation (Late Cretaceous, Cenomanian)
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, Discovered away from a Yungang Grottoes, World Heritage Site
, 
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, ''Yunmenglong''
, 2013
, Haoling Formation (Early Cretaceous, Barremian to Albian)
,
, May have been exceptionally large
,
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, ''Yunnanosaurus''
, 1942
, Fengjiahe Formation, Lufeng Formation (Early Jurassic, Sinemurian to Pliensbachian)
,
, Its teeth were self-sharpening similar to those of sauropods, likely through convergent evolution
, 
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, ''Yunyangosaurus''
, 2020
, Xintiangou Formation (Middle Jurassic to Late Jurassic, Aalenian to Oxfordian (stage), Oxfordian)
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, Potentially an early megalosauroid
,
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, ''Yutyrannus''
, 2012
, Yixian Formation (Early Cretaceous, Aptian)
,
, The largest known dinosaur that preserves direct evidence of feathers
, 
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, ''Yuxisaurus''
, 2022
, Fengjiahe Formation (Early Jurassic, Sinemurian to Toarcian)
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, Had more than one hundred osteoderms
, 
, -
, ''Yuzhoulong''
, 2022
, Shaximiao Formation (Middle Jurassic, Bathonian)
,
, One of the oldest known macronarians
, 
, -
, ''Zanabazar junior, Zanabazar''
, 2009
, Nemegt Formation (Late Cretaceous, Maastrichtian)
,
, Originally named as a species of ''Saurornithoides''. A large troodontid
, 
, -
, ''Zaraapelta''
, 2014
, Barun Goyot Formation (Late Cretaceous, Campanian)
,
, Had an intricate pattern of osteoderms on its skull
,
, -
, ''Zhanghenglong''
, 2014
, Majiacun Formation (Late Cretaceous, Santonian)
,
, Reconstructed by its describers with a straight, rectangular back, although no complete neural spines are known
, 
, -
, ''Zhejiangosaurus''
, 2007
, Chaochuan Formation (Late Cretaceous, Cenomanian)
,
, Has no diagnostic features
,
, -
, ''Zhenyuanlong''
, 2015
, Yixian Formation (Early Cretaceous, Aptian)
,
, Possessed large wings with long feathers, but was most likely flightless
, 
, -
, ''Zhongjianosaurus''
, 2017
, Yixian Formation (Early Cretaceous, Barremian to Aptian)
,
, Distinguishable by its characteristically elongated legs. Described as a microraptorian but it has been noted that some features of its skeleton are similar to avialans
, 
, -
, ''Zhuchengceratops''
, 2010
, Wangshi Group (Late Cretaceous, Maastrichtian)
,
, Had a particularly deep mandible
, 
, -
, ''Zhuchengtitan''
, 2017
, Wangshi Group (Late Cretaceous, Campanian)
,
, The proportions of its humerus suggest a close relationship with ''Opisthocoelicaudia''
, 
, -
, ''Zhuchengtyrannus''
, 2011
, Wangshi Group (Late Cretaceous, Campanian)
,
, Closely related to ''Tarbosaurus'' and ''Tyrannosaurus''
, 
, -
, ''Zigongosaurus''
, 1976
, Shaximiao Formation (Middle Jurassic to Late Jurassic, Bathonian to Tithonian)
,
, May be a species of ''Mamenchisaurus''
,
, -
, ''Zizhongosaurus''
, 1983
, Ziliujing Formation (Early Jurassic, Toarcian)
,
, Poorly known but was most likely basal for a sauropod
,
, -
, ''Zuolong''
, 2010
, Shishugou Formation (Late Jurassic, Oxfordian (stage), Oxfordian
,
, One of the oldest coelurosaurs known from both cranial and postcranial remains
, 
, -
, ''Zuoyunlong''
, 2017
, Zhumapu Formation (Late Cretaceous, Cenomanian)
,
, May have been close to the separation between North American and Asian hadrosauroids
, 
* ''Amtosaurus, Amtosaurus magnus'': An indeterminate ornithischian that may be either a hadrosaurid or an ankylosaurid.
* ''Antarctosaurus'': ''A. jaxarticus'' from Kazakhstan has been referred to this genus, but such an assignment is probably incorrect.
* ''Asiamericana, Asiamericana asiatica'': Known only from teeth, it has been suggested to a fish, a spinosaurid, or a species of ''Richardoestesia''.
* "Bakesaurus": Often included in lists of dinosaurs as a ''nomen nudum'', but may simply be a junior synonym or misspelling of ''Bactrosaurus''
* "List of informally named dinosaurs#Balochisaurus, Balochisaurus malkani": A supposed saltasaurid titanosaur from Pakistan. A paper published in 2021 could make this, as well as other informal Pakistani dinosaurs, valid.
* ''Beipiaognathus, Beipiaognathus jii'': Described based on a chimeric holotype including compsognathid elements.
* "List of informally named dinosaurs#Changdusaurus, Changdusaurus laminoplacodus": A potential stegosaur; its remains are now thought to be lost.
* ''Chienkosaurus, Chienkosaurus ceratosauroides'': A possible junior synonym of ''Szechuanosaurus''.
* "List of informally named dinosaurs#Dachongosaurus, Dachongosaurus yunnanensis": Reportedly a ''Cetiosaurus''-like sauropod.
* "List of informally named dinosaurs#Damalasaurus, Damalasaurus". An indeterminate sauropod. Two species have been named, albeit informally.
* "List of informally named dinosaurs#EK troodontid, EK troodontid": The informal name for specimen SPS 100/44, a troodontid discovered in Early Cretaceous sediments from Mongolia.
* ''Epidendrosaurus, Epidendrosaurus ninchengensis'': Generally agreed to be the same taxon as ''Scansoriopteryx''. There is debate as to which name has priority; different researchers use either name to refer to the same animal.
* "List of informally named dinosaurs#Eugongbusaurus, Eugongbusaurus" ''List of informally named dinosaurs#Eugongbusaurus, wucaiwanensis'': Coined for a referred species of ''Gongbusaurus''. This name is said to have been leaked accidentally.
* "List of informally named dinosaurs#Futabasaurus, Futabasaurus": A supposed tyrannosaur from Japan. If formally described, it would require a new name as ''Futabasaurus'' has already been used for a plesiosaur.
* "List of informally named dinosaurs#Gadolosaurus, Gadolosaurus": The name is an incorrect romanization of the Russian word ''gadrosavr'', meaning hadrosaur, and was not meant to be a new generic name. It may have been a synonym of ''Arstanosaurus''.
* ''Gobiceratops, Gobiceratops minutus'': May be a growth stage of ''Bagaceratops''.
* "List of informally named dinosaurs#Gspsaurus, Gspsaurus pakistani": One of several informally-named titanosaurs from Pakistan.
* ''Gyposaurus'': Type species was found in South Africa and may be a synonym of ''Massospondylus''. The Asian species may be identical to ''Lufengosaurus''.
* "List of informally named dinosaurs#Hanwulosaurus, Hanwulosaurus": Possibly the most complete ankylosaur known from Asia. Said to belong to its own subgroup within the Ankylosauria.
* "List of informally named dinosaurs#Heilongjiangosaurus, Heilongjiangosaurus jiayinensis": May be a synonym of ''Charonosaurus'' and/or "''Mandschurosaurus''" ''jiayinensis''.
* "List of informally named dinosaurs#Khetranisaurus, Khetranisaurus barkhani": Also spelled "Khateranisaurus". Both spellings remain informal.
* "List of informally named dinosaurs#Koreanosaurus, Koreanosaurus": No relationship to the formally-named ornithischian of the same name (see above). Later renamed "''Deinonychus''" "koreanensis", but this generic assignment is likely incorrect.
* "List of informally named dinosaurs#Kunmingosaurus, Kunmingosaurus wudingensis": Although sometimes presented as a valid taxon, it is in fact a ''nomen nudum''.
* ''Lamaceratops, Lamaceratops tereschenkoi'': May be a junior synonym of ''Bagaceratops''.
* "List of informally named dinosaurs#Lancanjiangosaurus, Lancanjiangosaurus cachuensis": An informally-named sauropod. Has also been spelled "Lancangosaurus".
* ''Lukousaurus, Lukousaurus yini'': Sometimes thought to be either a theropod or a pseudosuchian.
* ''Magnirostris, Magnirostris dodsoni'': Supposedly distinguishable from other basal ceratopsians by its incipient horn cores, but it may actually be a ''Bagaceratops'' with a preservation artifact.
* "List of informally named dinosaurs#Marisaurus, Marisaurus jeffi": Potentially closely related to "List of informally named dinosaurs#Balochisaurus, Balochisaurus" and "List of informally named dinosaurs#Sulaimanisaurus, Sulaimanisaurus".
* "List of informally named dinosaurs#Megacervixosaurus, Megacervixosaurus tibetensis": A sauropod. Its classification is uncertain, but it may be a titanosaur.
* "List of informally named dinosaurs#Microdontosaurus, Microdontosaurus dayensis": May have been formally described a different name, but it cannot be proven.
* "List of informally named dinosaurs#Ngexisaurus, Ngexisaurus dapukaensis": Sometimes known as ''Megalosaurus'' "dapukaensis", but it is unlikely to belong to this genus.
* ''Nomingia, Nomingia gobiensis'': Notable as one of the first non-avian dinosaurs found with a pygostyle. It may, however, be a synonym of ''Elmisaurus''.
* "List of informally named dinosaurs#Nurosaurus, Nurosaurus qaganensis": Noteworthy for preserving the first stress fracture found on a sauropod foot. Presented as "soon to be described" in 1992 but remains a ''nomen nudum'' to this day.
* "List of informally named dinosaurs#Oshanosaurus, Oshanosaurus youngi": An early sauropod. Has been confused with heterodontosaurids and ''Eshanosaurus''.
* "List of informally named dinosaurs#Otogosaurus, Otogosaurus sarulai". Very little is known about it. Although it often appears on lists of dinosaurs as a valid taxon, there is no proof it was ever validly named.
* "List of informally named dinosaurs#Pakisaurus, Pakisaurus balochistani": A titanosaur. It has been referred to the similarly informal titanosaurian family "Pakisauridae".
* ''Platyceratops, Platyceratops tatarinovi'': May be a junior synonym of ''Bagaceratops''.
* ''Raptorex, Raptorex kriegsteini'': Described as a small adult tyrannosaur from the Early Cretaceous of China. However, restudy of the sediments it was buried in suggested it was from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia, and thus more likely a juvenile ''Tarbosaurus''.
* "List of informally named dinosaurs#Ronaldoraptor, Ronaldoraptor": An oviraptorosaur with a tall, rectangular crest. Named in a book described as a field guide for time travelers.
* "List of informally named dinosaurs#Sanchusaurus, Sanchusaurus": Said to be potentially synonymous with ''Gallimimus''.
* "Sangonghesaurus": Possibly a synonym of ''Tianchisaurus'', if it is not a basal ornithischian.
* ''Shuangbaisaurus, Shuangbaisaurus anlongbaoensis'': May be an individual variation of ''Sinosaurus''.
* "''Sinopliosaurus fusuiensis, Sinopliosaurus''" ''Sinopliosaurus fusuiensis, fusuiensis'': Originally thought to be a plesiosaur but is actually a spinosaurid. It may be synonymous with ''Siamosaurus''.
* "List of informally named dinosaurs#Sugiyamasaurus, Sugiyamasaurus": Known only from teeth that may belong to ''Fukuititan''.
* "List of informally named dinosaurs#Sulaimanisaurus, Sulaimanisaurus gingerichi": An informally-named Pakistani titanosaur.
* "Szechuanoraptor, Szechuanoraptor dongi": Coined for a referred specimen of ''Szechuanosaurus''. It may belong to ''Yangchuanosaurus zigongensis''.
* "List of informally named dinosaurs#Tonouchisaurus, Tonouchisaurus mongoliensis": A theropod reported to have a completely didactyl manus.
* "List of informally named dinosaurs#Vitakridrinda, Vitakridrinda sulaimani": Supposedly an abelisaurid. It is sometimes treated as valid in mainstream literature, such as in a book by Thomas Holtz.
* "List of informally named dinosaurs#Vitakrisaurus, Vitakrisaurus saraiki": A noasaurid from the same layers as "List of informally named dinosaurs#Vitakridrinda, Vitakridrinda".
* "List of informally named dinosaurs#Yibinosaurus, Yibinosaurus zhoui": May in fact be a second species of ''Gongxianosaurus''.
* "List of informally named dinosaurs#Yunxianosaurus, Yunxianosaurus hubeinensis": Mentioned in a scientific paper as a temporary placeholder name. Further work is needed to determine whether it deserves a formal name.
* ''Zhongornis, Zhongornis haoae'': Known from a juvenile skeleton. It is usually thought to be a basal avialan but one hypothesis is that it is a non-avian scansoriopterygid.
* ''Zhongyuansaurus, Zhongyuansaurus luoyangensis'': Potentially a synonym of ''Gobisaurus''.
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Criteria for inclusion
*The genus must appear on the List of dinosaur genera. *At least one named species of the creature must have been found in Asia. *This list is a complement to :Dinosaurs of Asia.List of Asian dinosaurs
Valid genera
, , Potentially a close relative of ''Nemegtosaurus'' ,
, -
, ''Ratchasimasaurus''
, 2011
, Khok Kruat Formation (Early Cretaceous, Aptian)
,
, Only known from a single toothless dentary
,
, -
, ''Rhomaleopakhus''
, 2021
, Kalaza Formation (Late Jurassic, Tithonian)
,
, Possessed a robust forelimb that may be a locomotory adaptation
,
, -
, ''Rinchenia''
, 1997
, Nemegt Formation (Late Cretaceous, Maastrichtian)
,
, Had a tall, domed crest
,
, -
, ''Ruixinia''
, 2022
, Yixian Formation (Early Cretaceous, Barremian)
,
, Its last few caudal vertebrae were fused
,
, -
, ''Ruyangosaurus''
, 2009
, Haoling Formation (Early Cretaceous, Aptian to Albian)
,
, Only known from scant remains but was one of the largest dinosaurs known from Asia
,
, -
, ''Sahaliyania''
, 2008
, Yuliangze Formation (Late Cretaceous, Maastrichtian)
,
, Possibly a synonym of ''Amurosaurus''
,
, -
, ''Saichania''
, 1977
, Barun Goyot Formation, Nemegt Formation (Late Cretaceous, Campanian to Maastrichtian)
,
, Possessed complicated nasal passages that may have cooled the air it breathed
,
, -
, ''Sanpasaurus''
, 1944
, Ziliujing Formation (Early Jurassic, Pliensbachian)
,
, Historically conflated with the remains of an ornithischian
,
, -
, ''Sanxiasaurus''
, 2019
, Xintiangou Formation (Middle Jurassic, Bajocian)
,
, The oldest neornithischian known from Asia
,
, -
, ''Saurolophus''
, 1912
, Nemegt Formation (Late Cretaceous, Maastrichtian)
,
, Type species was found in Canada. The Asian species is distinguished by its larger size and backwards-pointing diagonal crest
,
, -
, ''Sauroplites''
, 1953
, Zhidan Group (Early Cretaceous, Barremian to Aptian)
,
, Preserved lying on its back with parts of its armor in an articulated position
,
, -
, ''Saurornithoides''
, 1924
, Djadochta Formation (Late Cretaceous, Campanian)
,
, Its hindlimbs were well-developed even as juveniles, suggesting it needed little to no parental care
,
, -
, ''Scansoriopteryx''
, 2002
, Haifanggou Formation (Middle Jurassic to Late Jurassic, Callovian to Kimmeridgian)
,
, Was well-adapted for climbing due to the structure of its hands and feet
,
, -
, ''Segnosaurus''
, 1979
, Bayan Shireh Formation (Late Cretaceous, Cenomanian to Turonian)
,
, One of the first known therizinosaurs. Its relationships were originally obscure
,
, -
, ''Serikornis''
, 2017
, Tiaojishan Formation (Middle Jurassic to Late Jurassic, Callovian to Oxfordian (stage), Oxfordian)
,
, Possessed simple, wispy feathers similar to those of a Silkie chicken
,
, -
, ''Shamosaurus''
, 1983
, Dzunbain Formation (Early Cretaceous, Aptian to Albian)
,
, The osteoderms on its head were not separated into obvious tiles as with later ankylosaurs
,
, -
, ''Shanag''
, 2007
, Öösh Formation (Early Cretaceous, Berriasian to Barremian)
,
, Shows a mixture of traits of various paravian groups
,
, -
, ''Shantungosaurus''
, 1973
, Wangshi Group (Late Cretaceous, Campanian)
,
, The largest known hadrosaurid
,
, -
, ''Shanxia''
, 1998
, Huiquanpu Formation (Late Cretaceous, Cenomanian to Campanian)
,
, May be synonymous with ''Tianzhenosaurus'' and/or ''Saichania''
,
, -
, ''Shanyangosaurus''
, 1996
, Shanyang Formation (Late Cretaceous, Maastrichtian)
,
, Indeterminate but its hollow bones are a synapomorphy for Coelurosauria. One study suggests an oviraptorosaurian position
,
, -
, ''Shaochilong''
, 2009
, Ulansuhai Formation (Late Cretaceous, Cenomanian to Turonian)
,
, Had a relatively short maxilla, suggesting a unique ecological role
,
, -
, ''Shenzhousaurus''
, 2003
, Yixian Formation (Early Cretaceous, Aptian)
,
, Preserves pebbles in its thoracic cavity which may be gastroliths
,
, -
, ''Shidaisaurus''
, 2009
, Chuanjie Formation (Middle Jurassic, Aalenian)
,
, Potentially one of the oldest known allosauroids
,
, -
, ''Shishugounykus''
, 2019
, Shishugou Formation (Late Jurassic, Oxfordian (stage), Oxfordian)
,
, Its manus combines features of both alvarezsaurians and more basal coelurosaurs
,
, -
, ''Shixinggia''
, 2005
, Pingling Formation (Late Cretaceous, Maastrichtian)
,
, Known from a fair amount of postcranial material
,
, -
, ''Shri devi, Shri''
, 2021
, Barun Goyot Formation (Late Cretaceous, Maastrichtian)
,
, Before its formal description, it was nicknamed "Ichabodcraniosaurus" because its holotype lacked a skull
,
, -
, ''Shuangmiaosaurus''
, 2003
, Sunjiawan Formation (Early Cretaceous, Albian)
,
, Only known from some parts of a skull
,
, -
, ''Shunosaurus''
, 1983
, Shaximiao Formation (Late Jurassic, Oxfordian (stage), Oxfordian to Kimmeridgian)
,
, Possessed a small tail club topped by two short spikes
,
, -
, ''Shuvuuia''
, 1998
, Djadochta Formation (Late Cretaceous, Campanian)
,
, Displays several adaptations that may point to a nocturnal, owl-like lifestyle
,
, -
, ''Siamodon''
, 2011
, Khok Kruat Formation (Early Cretaceous, Aptian)
,
, May have been closely related to ''Probactrosaurus''
,
, -
, ''Siamosaurus''
, 1986
, Khok Kruat Formation, Sao Khua Formation (Early Cretaceous, Barremian to Aptian)
,
, Only known from teeth. Some spinosaurid postcrania from the same area may be referrable to this genus
,
, -
, ''Siamotyrannus''
, 1996
, Sao Khua Formation (Early Cretaceous, Berriasian to Barremian)
,
, Has been recovered in a variety of positions within Avetheropoda
,
, -
, ''Siamraptor''
, 2019
, Khok Kruat Formation (Early Cretaceous, Aptian)
,
, The oldest carcharodontosaurian known from Southeast Asia
,
, -
, ''Sibirotitan''
, 2017
, Ilek Formation (Early Cretaceous, Barremian)
,
, Its sacral ribs are star-shaped in dorsal view
,
, -
, ''Siluosaurus''
, 1997
, Xinminbao Group (Early Cretaceous, Barremian to Albian)
,
, Possessed the smallest known teeth of any ornithopod
,
, -
, ''Silutitan''
, 2021
, Shengjinkou Formation (Early Cretaceous, Aptian)
,
, Known from six cervical vertebrae associated with a pterosaur jaw
,
, -
, ''Similicaudipteryx''
, 2008
, Jiufotang Formation (Early Cretaceous, Aptian to Albian)
,
, Had a short tail ending with a dagger-shaped pygostyle
,
, -
, ''Sinankylosaurus''
, 2020
, Wangshi Group (Late Cretaceous, Campanian)
,
, Only known from an ilium. Described as an ankylosaur but a recent study doubts this interpretation
,
, -
, ''Sinocalliopteryx''
, 2007
, Yixian Formation (Early Cretaceous, Barremian to Aptian)
,
, Stomach contents indicate a possible preference for volant prey such as dromaeosaurids and early birds
,
, -
, ''Sinocephale''
, 2021
, Ulansuhai Formation (Late Cretaceous, Turonian)
,
, Originally named as a species of ''Troodon'' when that genus was thought to be a pachycephalosaur
,
, -
, ''Sinoceratops''
, 2010
, Wangshi Group (Late Cretaceous, Campanian to Maastrichtian)
,
, Possessed forward-curving hornlets and a series of low knobs on the top of the frill
,
, -
, ''Sinocoelurus''
, 1942
, Kuangyuan Series (Late Jurassic, Oxfordian (stage), Oxfordian to Tithonian
,
, One study considered it to be a potential plesiosaur
,
, -
, ''Sinornithoides''
, 1993
, Ejinhoro Formation (Early Cretaceous, Aptian to Albian)
,
, Preserved in a roosting position, its head tucked underneath its left wing
,
, -
, ''Sinornithomimus''
, 2003
, Ulansuhai Formation (Late Cretaceous, Turonian)
,
, Formed age-segregated herds as evidenced by a concentration of juvenile skeletons
,
, -
, ''Sinornithosaurus''
, 1999
, Yixian Formation (Early Cretaceous, Barremian to Aptian)
,
, One specimen has disloged teeth, leading to suggestions it was venomous
,
, -
, ''Sinosauropteryx''
, 1996
, Yixian Formation (Early Cretaceous, Aptian)
,
, The first non-avian dinosaur found with direct evidence of feathers. Analysis of melanosomes suggest it had orange-brown and white countershading with a striped tail and a "bandit mask" around its eyes
,
, -
, ''Sinosaurus''
, 1940
, Lufeng Formation (Early Jurassic, Hettangian to Sinemurian)
,
, Had a pair of midline crests similar to ''Dilophosaurus''
,
, -
, ''Sinotyrannus''
, 2009
, Jiufotang Formation (Early Cretaceous, Aptian)
,
, One of the earliest known large tyrannosauroids. Closely related to smaller forms such as ''Proceratosaurus'' and ''Guanlong''
,
, -
, ''Sinovenator''
, 2002
, Yixian Formation (Early Cretaceous, Barremian)
,
, Some specimens are preserved three-dimensionally
,
, -
, ''Sinraptor''
, 1993
, Shishugou Formation (Late Jurassic, Oxfordian (stage), Oxfordian)
,
, May have used its teeth like blades to inflict deep wounds in prey
,
, -
, ''Sinusonasus''
, 2004
, Yixian Formation (Early Cretaceous, Hauterivian)
,
, Had distinctive sinusoid nasal bones
,
, -
, ''Sirindhorna''
, 2015
, Khok Kruat Formation (Early Cretaceous, Aptian)
,
, Its fossils were discovered by corn farmers while digging a reservoir
,
, -
, ''Sonidosaurus''
, 2006
, Iren Dabasu Formation (Late Cretaceous, Cenomanian to Campanian)
,
, One of the smallest known titanosaurs
,
, -
, ''Stegosaurides''
, 1953
, Xinminbao Group (Early Cretaceous, Hauterivian to Albian)
,
, A thyreophoran of uncertain phylogenetic position
,
, -
, ''Suzhousaurus''
, 2007
, Xinminbao Group (Early Cretaceous, Barremian to Aptian)
,
, One of the largest Early Cretaceous therizinosaurs
,
, -
, ''Szechuanosaurus''
, 1942
, Shaximiao Formation (Late Jurassic, Oxfordian (stage), Oxfordian to Tithonian)
,
, Only known from teeth and possibly a very fragmentary skeleton
,
, -
, ''Talarurus''
, 1952
, Bayan Shireh Formation (Late Cretaceous, Cenomanian to Santonian)
,
, Its tail club has been compared to a wicker basket
,
, -
, ''Tambatitanis''
, 2014
, Sasayama Group (Early Cretaceous, Albian)
,
, Possessed disproportionately large chevrons
,
, -
, ''Tangvayosaurus''
, 1999
, Grès supérieurs Formation (Early Cretaceous, Aptian to Albian)
,
, Closely related to ''Phuwiangosaurus''
,
, -
, ''Tanius''
, 1929
, Wangshi Group (Late Cretaceous, Campanian to Maastrichtian)
,
, Today known from only a few bones; more fossils were once present but were not collected
,
, -
, ''Taohelong''
, 2013
, Hekou Group (Early Cretaceous, Albian)
,
, Possessed a sacral shield similar to that of ''Polacanthus''
,
, -
, ''Tarbosaurus''
, 1955
, Nemegt Formation, Subashi Formation (Late Cretaceous, Maastrichtian)
, , An apex predator that hunted large prey. Very similar to ''Tyrannosaurus'' ,
, -
, ''Tarchia''
, 1977
, Barun Goyot Formation, Nemegt Formation (Late Cretaceous, Campanian to Maastrichtian)
,
, One specimen preserves injuries to its ribs and tail, possibly from a fight with a member of its own kind
,
, -
, ''Tatisaurus''
, 1965
, Lufeng Formation (Early Jurassic, Sinemurian)
,
, Potentially a basal thyreophoran
,
, -
, ''Tengrisaurus''
, 2017
, Murtoi Formation (Early Cretaceous, Barremian to Aptian)
,
, Closely related to South American titanosaurs
,
, -
, ''Therizinosaurus''
, 1954
, Nemegt Formation (Late Cretaceous, Maastrichtian)
,
, Possessed extremely elongated and stiffened hand claws
,
, -
, ''Tianchisaurus''
, 1993
, Toutunhe Formation (Late Jurassic, Oxfordian (stage), Oxfordian to Kimmeridgian)
,
, Its description uses the spellings ''Tianchisaurus'' and ''Tianchiasaurus'' interchangeably, but the former is correct
,
, -
, ''Tianyulong''
, 2009
, Tiaojishan Formation (Late Jurassic, Oxfordian (stage), Oxfordian)
,
, Preserves impressions of long bristles down its back, tail and neck
,
, -
, ''Tianyuraptor''
, 2009
, Yixian Formation (Early Cretaceous, Barremian to Aptian)
,
, Combines features of both northern and southern dromaeosaurids. Had unusual proportions
,
, -
, ''Tianzhenosaurus''
, 1998
, Huiquanpu Formation (Late Cretaceous, Cenomanian to Campanian)
,
, May be synonymous with ''Saichania''
,
, -
, ''Tienshanosaurus''
, 1937
, Shishugou Formation (Late Jurassic, Oxfordian (stage), Oxfordian)
,
, Large but basal for a mamenchisaurid
,
, -
, ''Timurlengia''
, 2016
, Bissekty Formation (Late Cretaceous, Turonian)
,
, Its inner ear was specialized for detecting low-frequency sounds
,
, -
, ''Tochisaurus''
, 1991
, Nemegt Formation (Late Cretaceous, Maastrichtian)
,
, Known from only a single metatarsus
,
, -
, ''Tonganosaurus''
, 2010
, Yimen Formation (Early Jurassic, Pliensbachian)
,
, Potentially the oldest known mamenchisaurid
,
, -
, ''Tongtianlong''
, 2016
, Nanxiong Formation (Late Cretaceous, Maastrichtian)
,
, The pose of the holotype suggests it died while trying to free itself from mud
,
, -
, ''Tsaagan''
, 2006
, Djadochta Formation (Late Cretaceous, Campanian)
,
, Very similar to ''Velociraptor'' but differs in some features of the skull
,
, -
, ''Tsagantegia''
, 1993
, Bayan Shireh Formation (Late Cretaceous, Cenomanian to Santonian)
,
, Had a long, shovel-shaped snout which may indicate a browsing lifestyle
,
, -
, ''Tsintaosaurus''
, 1958
, Wangshi Group (Late Cretaceous, Campanian)
,
, Originally mistakenly believed to have possessed a unicorn horn-like crest
,
, -
, ''Tugulusaurus''
, 1973
, Lianmuqin Formation (Early Cretaceous, Barremian to Albian)
,
, Potentially an early, ''Xiyunykus''-grade alvarezsaurian
,
, -
, ''Tuojiangosaurus''
, 1977
, Shaximiao Formation (Late Jurassic, Oxfordian (stage), Oxfordian to Kimmeridgian)
,
, Possessed two rows of tall, pointed plates, thickened in the center as if they were modified spikes
,
, -
, ''Turanoceratops''
, 1989
, Bissekty Formation (Late Cretaceous, Turonian)
,
, Had a pair of brow horns like ceratopsids but was likely not a member of that family
,
, -
, ''Tylocephale''
, 1974
, Barun Goyot Formation (Late Cretaceous, Campanian)
,
, Only known from a partial skull but it is enough to tell that it had a remarkably tall dome
,
, -
, ''Udanoceratops''
, 1992
, Djadochta Formation (Late Cretaceous, Campanian)
,
, The largest known leptoceratopsid
,
, -
, ''Ultrasaurus''
, 1983
, Gugyedong Formation (Early Cretaceous, Aptian to Albian)
,
, Described as very large but this may be due to misidentification of a bone
,
, -
, ''Ulughbegsaurus''
, 2021
, Bissekty Formation (Late Cretaceous, Turonian)
,
, Known from only a maxilla. Originally described as a late-surviving carnosaur but may in fact be a large-bodied dromaeosaurid
,
, -
, ''Urbacodon''
, 2007
, Bissekty Formation, Dzharakuduk Formation (Late Cretaceous, Cenomanian to Turonian)
,
, The holotype preserves a gap separating the eight rear teeth from the rest of its teeth
,
, -
, ''Vayuraptor''
, 2019
, Sao Khua Formation (Early Cretaceous, Barremian)
,
, Potentially ancestral to megaraptorans or an early member of the group
,
, -
, ''Velociraptor''
, 1924
, Bayan Mandahu Formation, Djadochta Formation (Late Cretaceous, Campanian)
, , One ulna preserves quill knobs ,
, -
, ''Wakinosaurus''
, 1992
, Sengoku Formation (Early Cretaceous, Valanginian to Barremian)
,
, May be a close relative of ''Acrocanthosaurus''
,
, -
, ''Wannanosaurus''
, 1977
, Xiaoyan Formation (Late Cretaceous, Maastrichtian)
,
, Basal for a pachycephalosaur as indicated by its flat skull with large openings
,
, -
, ''Wuerhosaurus''
, 1973
, Ejinhoro Formation, Tugulu Group (Early Cretaceous, Hauterivian)
,
, One of the last and largest known stegosaurs. Preserved with low rectangular plates but these may be broken
,
, -
, ''Wulagasaurus''
, 2008
, Yuliangze Formation (Late Cretaceous, Maastrichtian)
,
, A rare hadrosaurid known from far less remains than the contemporary ''Sahaliyania''
,
, -
, ''Wulatelong''
, 2013
, Bayan Mandahu Formation (Late Cretaceous, Campanian)
,
, Known from a partial skeleton including some parts of the skull
,
, -
, ''Wulong bohaiensis, Wulong''
, 2020
, Jiufotang Formation (Early Cretaceous, Aptian)
,
, Possessed an extremely long tail tipped by two long feathers
,
, -
, ''Xianshanosaurus''
, 2009
, Haoling Formation (Early Cretaceous, Albian)
,
, May have been closely related to ''Daxiatitan''
,
, -
, ''Xiaosaurus''
, 1983
, Shaximiao Formation (Middle Jurassic, Bajocian to Callovian)
,
, An ornithischian of uncertain affinities
,
, -
, ''Xiaotingia''
, 2011
, Tiaojishan Formation (Middle Jurassic to Late Jurassic, Bathonian to Oxfordian (stage), Oxfordian)
,
, Well-preserved but inconsistent in phylogenetic placement. Some studies suggest a position as an early avialan
,
, -
, ''Xingtianosaurus''
, 2019
, Yixian Formation (Early Cretaceous, Barremian)
,
, Retained the large third finger that was lost in other caudipterids
,
, -
, ''Xingxiulong''
, 2017
, Lufeng Formation (Early Jurassic, Hettangian
,
, Possessed a robust scapula which increased forelimb mobility for feeding
,
, -
, ''Xinjiangovenator''
, 2005
, Lianmuqin Formation (Early Cretaceous, Valanginian to Albian)
,
, Remains originally identified as ''Phaedrolosaurus''
,
, -
, ''Xinjiangtitan''
, 2013
, Qiketai Formation (Middle Jurassic, Callovian)
,
, Had an extremely long neck
,
, -
, ''Xiongguanlong''
, 2009
, Xinminbao Group, (Early Cretaceous, Aptian)
,
, More robust than other early tyrannosauroids, possibly to support its elongated skull
,
, -
, ''Xixianykus''
, 2010
, Majiacun Formation (Late Cretaceous, Santonian to Coniacian)
,
, One of the smallest known non-avian dinosaurs
,
, -
, ''Xixiasaurus''
, 2010
, Majiacun Formation (Late Cretaceous, Coniacian to Campanian)
,
, Distinguished from other troodontids by its possession of exactly twenty-two teeth in each maxilla
,
, -
, ''Xixiposaurus''
, 2010
, Lufeng Formation (Early Jurassic, Hettangian to Pliensbachian)
,
, Poorly known
,
, -
, ''Xiyunykus''
, 2018
, Tugulu Group (Early Cretaceous, Barremian to Aptian)
,
, Had an unspecialized hand morphology for an alvarezsaur, having three fingers of roughly equal length and construction
,
, -
, ''Xuanhanosaurus''
, 1984
, Shaximiao Formation (Middle Jurassic to Late Jurassic, Bathonian to Callovian to Oxfordian (stage), Oxfordian)
,
, Originally mistakenly believed to have been capable of quadrupedal locomotion
,
, -
, ''Xuanhuaceratops''
, 2006
, Houcheng Formation (Late Jurassic, Tithonian)
,
, Possessed a large premaxillary tooth right behind its beak
,
, -
, ''Xunmenglong''
, 2019
, Huajiying Formation (Early Cretaceous, Hauterivian)
,
, The holotype was originally presented as part of a chimera involving three different animals
,
, -
, ''Xuwulong''
, 2011
, Xinminbao Group (Early Cretaceous, Aptian to Albian)
,
, The tip of its dentary was V-shaped when viewed from the side
,
, -
, ''Yamaceratops''
, 2006
, Javkhlant Formation (Late Cretaceous, Santonian)
,
, Possessed a short, stubby frill
,
, -
, ''Yamatosaurus''
, 2021
, Kita-Ama Formation (Late Cretaceous, Maastrichtian)
,
, Basal yet survived late enough to be contemporaneous with more advanced hadrosaurids
,
, -
, ''Yandusaurus''
, 1979
, Shaximiao Formation (Middle Jurassic, Bathonian)
,
, Some fossils were destroyed by a composter before they could be studiedHe, X. & Cai, K., 1984, ''The Middle Jurassic dinosaurian fauna from Dashampu, Zigong, Sichuan. Vol. 1: The ornitopod dinosaurs''. Sichuan Scientific and Technological Publishing House, Chengdu, Sichuan, pp. 1–71
,
, -
, ''Yangchuanosaurus''
, 1978
, Shaximiao Formation (Middle Jurassic to Late Jurassic, Bathonian to Oxfordian (stage), Oxfordian)
,
, The largest theropod known from the Shaximiao
,
, -
, ''Yi (dinosaur), Yi''
, 2015
, Tiaojishan Formation (Middle Jurassic to Late Jurassic, Callovian to Oxfordian (stage), Oxfordian)
,
, Possessed a "styliform element" jutting out from its wrist that supported a bat-like membranous wing
,
, -
, ''Yimenosaurus''
, 1990
, Fengjiahe Formation (Early Jurassic, Pliensbachian)
,
, Much of its skeleton is known, including the entirety of the skull
,
, -
, ''Yingshanosaurus''
, 1994
, Shaximiao Formation (Late Jurassic, Kimmeridgian)
,
, Possessed greatly enlarged shoulder spines
,
, -
, ''Yinlong''
, 2006
, Shishugou Formation (Late Jurassic, Oxfordian (stage), Oxfordian)
,
, Its skull displays features of ceratopsians, pachycephalosaurs, and heterodontosaurids
,
, -
, ''Yixianosaurus''
, 2003
, Yixian Formation (Early Cretaceous, Aptian)
,
, Inconsistent in phylogenetic placement. Had extremely elongated manual elements
,
, -
, ''Yizhousaurus''
, 2018
, Fengjiahe Formation (Early Jurassic, Sinemurian)
,
, Its skull was very similar to those of sauropods, despite being more primitive
,
, -
, ''Yongjinglong''
, 2014
, Hekou Group (Early Cretaceous, Albian)
,
, Possessed an extremely long, broad scapula
,
, -
, ''Yuanmousaurus''
, 2006
, Zhanghe Formation (Middle Jurassic, Aalenian to Callovian)
,
, Shares features of its vertebrae with ''Patagosaurus''
,
, -
, ''Yueosaurus''
, 2012
, Liangtoutang Formation (Early Cretaceous to Late Cretaceous, Albian to Cenomanian)
,
, Probably closely related to ''Jeholosaurus''
,
, -
, ''Yulong mini, Yulong''
, 2013
, Qiupa Formation (Late Cretaceous, Maastrichtian)
,
, Known from multiple specimens, most of which are juveniles
,
, -
, ''Yunganglong''
, 2013
, Zhumapu Formation (Late Cretaceous, Cenomanian)
,
, Discovered away from a Yungang Grottoes, World Heritage Site
,
, -
, ''Yunmenglong''
, 2013
, Haoling Formation (Early Cretaceous, Barremian to Albian)
,
, May have been exceptionally large
,
, -
, ''Yunnanosaurus''
, 1942
, Fengjiahe Formation, Lufeng Formation (Early Jurassic, Sinemurian to Pliensbachian)
,
, Its teeth were self-sharpening similar to those of sauropods, likely through convergent evolution
,
, -
, ''Yunyangosaurus''
, 2020
, Xintiangou Formation (Middle Jurassic to Late Jurassic, Aalenian to Oxfordian (stage), Oxfordian)
,
, Potentially an early megalosauroid
,
, -
, ''Yutyrannus''
, 2012
, Yixian Formation (Early Cretaceous, Aptian)
,
, The largest known dinosaur that preserves direct evidence of feathers
,
, -
, ''Yuxisaurus''
, 2022
, Fengjiahe Formation (Early Jurassic, Sinemurian to Toarcian)
,
, Had more than one hundred osteoderms
,
, -
, ''Yuzhoulong''
, 2022
, Shaximiao Formation (Middle Jurassic, Bathonian)
,
, One of the oldest known macronarians
,
, -
, ''Zanabazar junior, Zanabazar''
, 2009
, Nemegt Formation (Late Cretaceous, Maastrichtian)
,
, Originally named as a species of ''Saurornithoides''. A large troodontid
,
, -
, ''Zaraapelta''
, 2014
, Barun Goyot Formation (Late Cretaceous, Campanian)
,
, Had an intricate pattern of osteoderms on its skull
,
, -
, ''Zhanghenglong''
, 2014
, Majiacun Formation (Late Cretaceous, Santonian)
,
, Reconstructed by its describers with a straight, rectangular back, although no complete neural spines are known
,
, -
, ''Zhejiangosaurus''
, 2007
, Chaochuan Formation (Late Cretaceous, Cenomanian)
,
, Has no diagnostic features
,
, -
, ''Zhenyuanlong''
, 2015
, Yixian Formation (Early Cretaceous, Aptian)
,
, Possessed large wings with long feathers, but was most likely flightless
,
, -
, ''Zhongjianosaurus''
, 2017
, Yixian Formation (Early Cretaceous, Barremian to Aptian)
,
, Distinguishable by its characteristically elongated legs. Described as a microraptorian but it has been noted that some features of its skeleton are similar to avialans
,
, -
, ''Zhuchengceratops''
, 2010
, Wangshi Group (Late Cretaceous, Maastrichtian)
,
, Had a particularly deep mandible
,
, -
, ''Zhuchengtitan''
, 2017
, Wangshi Group (Late Cretaceous, Campanian)
,
, The proportions of its humerus suggest a close relationship with ''Opisthocoelicaudia''
,
, -
, ''Zhuchengtyrannus''
, 2011
, Wangshi Group (Late Cretaceous, Campanian)
,
, Closely related to ''Tarbosaurus'' and ''Tyrannosaurus''
,
, -
, ''Zigongosaurus''
, 1976
, Shaximiao Formation (Middle Jurassic to Late Jurassic, Bathonian to Tithonian)
,
, May be a species of ''Mamenchisaurus''
,
, -
, ''Zizhongosaurus''
, 1983
, Ziliujing Formation (Early Jurassic, Toarcian)
,
, Poorly known but was most likely basal for a sauropod
,
, -
, ''Zuolong''
, 2010
, Shishugou Formation (Late Jurassic, Oxfordian (stage), Oxfordian
,
, One of the oldest coelurosaurs known from both cranial and postcranial remains
,
, -
, ''Zuoyunlong''
, 2017
, Zhumapu Formation (Late Cretaceous, Cenomanian)
,
, May have been close to the separation between North American and Asian hadrosauroids
,
Invalid and potentially valid genera
* ''Amtosaurus, Amtosaurus magnus'': An indeterminate ornithischian that may be either a hadrosaurid or an ankylosaurid.
* ''Antarctosaurus'': ''A. jaxarticus'' from Kazakhstan has been referred to this genus, but such an assignment is probably incorrect.
* ''Asiamericana, Asiamericana asiatica'': Known only from teeth, it has been suggested to a fish, a spinosaurid, or a species of ''Richardoestesia''.
* "Bakesaurus": Often included in lists of dinosaurs as a ''nomen nudum'', but may simply be a junior synonym or misspelling of ''Bactrosaurus''
* "List of informally named dinosaurs#Balochisaurus, Balochisaurus malkani": A supposed saltasaurid titanosaur from Pakistan. A paper published in 2021 could make this, as well as other informal Pakistani dinosaurs, valid.
* ''Beipiaognathus, Beipiaognathus jii'': Described based on a chimeric holotype including compsognathid elements.
* "List of informally named dinosaurs#Changdusaurus, Changdusaurus laminoplacodus": A potential stegosaur; its remains are now thought to be lost.
* ''Chienkosaurus, Chienkosaurus ceratosauroides'': A possible junior synonym of ''Szechuanosaurus''.
* "List of informally named dinosaurs#Dachongosaurus, Dachongosaurus yunnanensis": Reportedly a ''Cetiosaurus''-like sauropod.
* "List of informally named dinosaurs#Damalasaurus, Damalasaurus". An indeterminate sauropod. Two species have been named, albeit informally.
* "List of informally named dinosaurs#EK troodontid, EK troodontid": The informal name for specimen SPS 100/44, a troodontid discovered in Early Cretaceous sediments from Mongolia.
* ''Epidendrosaurus, Epidendrosaurus ninchengensis'': Generally agreed to be the same taxon as ''Scansoriopteryx''. There is debate as to which name has priority; different researchers use either name to refer to the same animal.
* "List of informally named dinosaurs#Eugongbusaurus, Eugongbusaurus" ''List of informally named dinosaurs#Eugongbusaurus, wucaiwanensis'': Coined for a referred species of ''Gongbusaurus''. This name is said to have been leaked accidentally.
* "List of informally named dinosaurs#Futabasaurus, Futabasaurus": A supposed tyrannosaur from Japan. If formally described, it would require a new name as ''Futabasaurus'' has already been used for a plesiosaur.
* "List of informally named dinosaurs#Gadolosaurus, Gadolosaurus": The name is an incorrect romanization of the Russian word ''gadrosavr'', meaning hadrosaur, and was not meant to be a new generic name. It may have been a synonym of ''Arstanosaurus''.
* ''Gobiceratops, Gobiceratops minutus'': May be a growth stage of ''Bagaceratops''.
* "List of informally named dinosaurs#Gspsaurus, Gspsaurus pakistani": One of several informally-named titanosaurs from Pakistan.
* ''Gyposaurus'': Type species was found in South Africa and may be a synonym of ''Massospondylus''. The Asian species may be identical to ''Lufengosaurus''.
* "List of informally named dinosaurs#Hanwulosaurus, Hanwulosaurus": Possibly the most complete ankylosaur known from Asia. Said to belong to its own subgroup within the Ankylosauria.
* "List of informally named dinosaurs#Heilongjiangosaurus, Heilongjiangosaurus jiayinensis": May be a synonym of ''Charonosaurus'' and/or "''Mandschurosaurus''" ''jiayinensis''.
* "List of informally named dinosaurs#Khetranisaurus, Khetranisaurus barkhani": Also spelled "Khateranisaurus". Both spellings remain informal.
* "List of informally named dinosaurs#Koreanosaurus, Koreanosaurus": No relationship to the formally-named ornithischian of the same name (see above). Later renamed "''Deinonychus''" "koreanensis", but this generic assignment is likely incorrect.
* "List of informally named dinosaurs#Kunmingosaurus, Kunmingosaurus wudingensis": Although sometimes presented as a valid taxon, it is in fact a ''nomen nudum''.
* ''Lamaceratops, Lamaceratops tereschenkoi'': May be a junior synonym of ''Bagaceratops''.
* "List of informally named dinosaurs#Lancanjiangosaurus, Lancanjiangosaurus cachuensis": An informally-named sauropod. Has also been spelled "Lancangosaurus".
* ''Lukousaurus, Lukousaurus yini'': Sometimes thought to be either a theropod or a pseudosuchian.
* ''Magnirostris, Magnirostris dodsoni'': Supposedly distinguishable from other basal ceratopsians by its incipient horn cores, but it may actually be a ''Bagaceratops'' with a preservation artifact.
* "List of informally named dinosaurs#Marisaurus, Marisaurus jeffi": Potentially closely related to "List of informally named dinosaurs#Balochisaurus, Balochisaurus" and "List of informally named dinosaurs#Sulaimanisaurus, Sulaimanisaurus".
* "List of informally named dinosaurs#Megacervixosaurus, Megacervixosaurus tibetensis": A sauropod. Its classification is uncertain, but it may be a titanosaur.
* "List of informally named dinosaurs#Microdontosaurus, Microdontosaurus dayensis": May have been formally described a different name, but it cannot be proven.
* "List of informally named dinosaurs#Ngexisaurus, Ngexisaurus dapukaensis": Sometimes known as ''Megalosaurus'' "dapukaensis", but it is unlikely to belong to this genus.
* ''Nomingia, Nomingia gobiensis'': Notable as one of the first non-avian dinosaurs found with a pygostyle. It may, however, be a synonym of ''Elmisaurus''.
* "List of informally named dinosaurs#Nurosaurus, Nurosaurus qaganensis": Noteworthy for preserving the first stress fracture found on a sauropod foot. Presented as "soon to be described" in 1992 but remains a ''nomen nudum'' to this day.
* "List of informally named dinosaurs#Oshanosaurus, Oshanosaurus youngi": An early sauropod. Has been confused with heterodontosaurids and ''Eshanosaurus''.
* "List of informally named dinosaurs#Otogosaurus, Otogosaurus sarulai". Very little is known about it. Although it often appears on lists of dinosaurs as a valid taxon, there is no proof it was ever validly named.
* "List of informally named dinosaurs#Pakisaurus, Pakisaurus balochistani": A titanosaur. It has been referred to the similarly informal titanosaurian family "Pakisauridae".
* ''Platyceratops, Platyceratops tatarinovi'': May be a junior synonym of ''Bagaceratops''.
* ''Raptorex, Raptorex kriegsteini'': Described as a small adult tyrannosaur from the Early Cretaceous of China. However, restudy of the sediments it was buried in suggested it was from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia, and thus more likely a juvenile ''Tarbosaurus''.
* "List of informally named dinosaurs#Ronaldoraptor, Ronaldoraptor": An oviraptorosaur with a tall, rectangular crest. Named in a book described as a field guide for time travelers.
* "List of informally named dinosaurs#Sanchusaurus, Sanchusaurus": Said to be potentially synonymous with ''Gallimimus''.
* "Sangonghesaurus": Possibly a synonym of ''Tianchisaurus'', if it is not a basal ornithischian.
* ''Shuangbaisaurus, Shuangbaisaurus anlongbaoensis'': May be an individual variation of ''Sinosaurus''.
* "''Sinopliosaurus fusuiensis, Sinopliosaurus''" ''Sinopliosaurus fusuiensis, fusuiensis'': Originally thought to be a plesiosaur but is actually a spinosaurid. It may be synonymous with ''Siamosaurus''.
* "List of informally named dinosaurs#Sugiyamasaurus, Sugiyamasaurus": Known only from teeth that may belong to ''Fukuititan''.
* "List of informally named dinosaurs#Sulaimanisaurus, Sulaimanisaurus gingerichi": An informally-named Pakistani titanosaur.
* "Szechuanoraptor, Szechuanoraptor dongi": Coined for a referred specimen of ''Szechuanosaurus''. It may belong to ''Yangchuanosaurus zigongensis''.
* "List of informally named dinosaurs#Tonouchisaurus, Tonouchisaurus mongoliensis": A theropod reported to have a completely didactyl manus.
* "List of informally named dinosaurs#Vitakridrinda, Vitakridrinda sulaimani": Supposedly an abelisaurid. It is sometimes treated as valid in mainstream literature, such as in a book by Thomas Holtz.
* "List of informally named dinosaurs#Vitakrisaurus, Vitakrisaurus saraiki": A noasaurid from the same layers as "List of informally named dinosaurs#Vitakridrinda, Vitakridrinda".
* "List of informally named dinosaurs#Yibinosaurus, Yibinosaurus zhoui": May in fact be a second species of ''Gongxianosaurus''.
* "List of informally named dinosaurs#Yunxianosaurus, Yunxianosaurus hubeinensis": Mentioned in a scientific paper as a temporary placeholder name. Further work is needed to determine whether it deserves a formal name.
* ''Zhongornis, Zhongornis haoae'': Known from a juvenile skeleton. It is usually thought to be a basal avialan but one hypothesis is that it is a non-avian scansoriopterygid.
* ''Zhongyuansaurus, Zhongyuansaurus luoyangensis'': Potentially a synonym of ''Gobisaurus''.
Timeline
This is a timeline of selected dinosaurs from the list above. Time is measured in annum, Ma, annum, megaannum, along the x-axis.See also
* List of Asian birdsReferences
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