Los dinosaurios han fascinado tanto a niños como adultos desde el descubrimiento de su existencia. Todos sus hábitos, sus características e incluso su apariencia son todavía un misterio, lo cual por supuesto hace que nos parezcan mucho más interesantes. Aquí tenemos una lista de todos los géneros de dinosaurios confirmados y no confirmados, así como algunos hechos fundamentales sobre los reptiles que predominaron en el planeta Tierra antes que los mamíferos.
Tipos de dinosaurios
Clasificación y terminología: Debido a que no hay manera de corroborar y clasificar a todas las familias de dinosaurios, no existe una taxonomía oficial para ellos. Sin embargo, la lista de géneros de dinosaurios creada y publicada por George Olshevsky, el experto en nomenclatura biológica, publicada en 1995 es la lista que hasta la fecha se consulta y se actualiza con frecuencia. La terminología se ajusta al Código Internacional de Nomenclatura Zoológica (conocido por sus siglas en inglés: ICZN), y la terminología principal se explica más abajo.
| Sinónimo moderno: Cuando dos o más géneros se combinan y forman uno solo, a todos los especímenes, aparte del tipo de espécimen publicado primero (el sinónimo más antiguo), se les denominan sinónimos modernos. | Nombre preocupado: Un nombre que se utiliza para formar un taxón nuevo después que fue usado previamente en forma impresa para describir otro taxón (a estos nombres se les denomina como nombres ‘previamente conocidos’ en cualquier sitio que sea aplicable en la siguiente lista) |
| Nomen manuscriptum: Cualquier nombre que ha aparecido impreso, pero que no cuenta con respaldo científico. | Nomen nudum: Cualquier nombre que se ha utilizado varias veces en versión impresa, pero todavía no ha sido reconocido conforme a los estándares del ICZN. |
Lista de todos los tipos de dinosaurios de la A a la Z |
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| Nombres de dinosaurios que comienzan con la letra ‘A’ | ||
| Aardonyx | Abdallahsaurus (nomen nudum, probably Giraffatitan) | Abelisaurus |
| Abrosaurus | Abrictosaurus | Abydosaurus |
| Abydosaurus | Abrosaurus | Acantholipan |
| Acantholipan | Acristavus | Acanthopholis |
| Acanthopholis | Achillobator | Achelousaurus |
| Actiosaurus (a choristoderan) | Acrocanthosaurus | Acrotholus |
| Achillesaurus | Acheroraptor | Adelolophus |
| Adamantisaurus | Adasaurus | Adeopapposaurus |
| Aepyornithomimus | Aerosteon | Aepisaurus |
| Aetonyx (possible junior synonym of Massospondylus) | Aegyptosaurus | Aeolosaurus |
| Agathaumas (possibly a synonym of Triceratops) | Afrovenator | Afromimus |
| Agnosphitys (a silesaurid dinosauromorph) | Agrosaurus (probably a junior synonym of Thecodontosaurus) | Agilisaurus |
| Aggiosaurus (a metriorhynchid crocodilian) | Agustinia (previously known by the preoccupied name Augustia) | Agujaceratops |
| Ahshislepelta | Airakoraptor (nomen nudum) | Ajkaceratops |
| Ajancingenia (synonym of Heyuannia) | Akainacephalus | Albertosaurus |
| Alamosaurus | Albertonykus | Albertadromeus |
| Albinykus | Alaskacephale | Aliwalia (a junior synonym of Eucnemesaurus) |
| Albertaceratops | Albalophosaurus | Albertavenator |
| Aletopelta | Alectrosaurus | Alcovasaurus (self-published name Natronasaurus) |
| Algoasaurus | Alvarezsaurus | Alioramus |
| Alnashetri | Altispinax | Almas |
| Allosaurus | Alxasaurus | Alwalkeria (previously known by preoccupied name Walkeria) |
| Altirhinus | Alocodon | Amargasaurus |
| Amazonsaurus | Amphicoelias | Ampelosaurus |
| Amphicoelicaudia (nomen nudum; possibly Huabeisaurus) | Amargatitanis | Ammosaurus (a junior synonym of Anchisaurus) |
| Amargastegos | Amtocephale | Amygdalodon |
| Amurosaurus | Amtosaurus (possibly Talarurus) | Anabisetia |
| Anatotitan (a junior synonym of Edmontosaurus) | Anchiceratops | Anchiornis |
| Anatosaurus (a junior synonym of Edmontosaurus) | Andhrasaurus | Anasazisaurus |
| Angloposeidon (nomen nudum) | Anchisaurus (previously known by the preoccupied names Amphisaurus and Megadactylus) | Andesaurus |
| Ankylosaurus | Ankistrodon (a proterosuchid archosauriform) | Anodontosaurus |
| Anhuilong | Animantarx | Angulomastacator |
| Aniksosaurus | Angolatitan | Anserimimus |
| Antarctosaurus | Antarctopelta | Anoplosaurus |
| Anzu | Anomalipes | Apatodon (possible junior synonym of Allosaurus) |
| Antetonitrus | Anthodon (a pareiasaur) | Antrodemus (possible synonym of Allosaurus) |
| Aorun | Apatosaurus | Aoniraptor |
| Apatoraptor | Appalachiosaurus | Aquilops |
| Araucanoraptor (nomen nudum; Neuquenraptor) | Aragosaurus | Aralosaurus |
| Archaeopteryx | Archaeodontosaurus | Archaeoceratops |
| Archaeornithoides | Archaeornis (junior synonym of Archaeopteryx) | Archaeoraptor (a chimera of the dromaeosaur Microraptor and the bird Yanornis) |
| Argentinosaurus | Arenysaurus | Arcovenator |
| Archaeornithomimus | Arcusaurus | Aristosaurus (a junior synonym of Massospondylus) |
| Arkharavia | Arstanosaurus | Arrhinoceratops |
| Aristosuchus | Arkansaurus | Argyrosaurus |
| Asiaceratops | Astrodonius – junior synonym of Astrodon | Astrodontaurus (a junior synonym of Astrodon) |
| Asiatosaurus | Asylosaurus | Astrodon |
| Astrophocaudia | Atlantosaurus (previously known as Titanosaurus) | Atlasaurus |
| Atacamatitan | Atsinganosaurus | Atrociraptor |
| Atlascopcosaurus | Aucasaurus | Australodocus |
| Aublysodon | Auroraceratops | Augustynolophus |
| Aurornis | Austrosaurus | Austroposeidon |
| Austrocheirus | Austroraptor | Australovenator |
| Avaceratops | Avimimus | Aviatyrannis |
| Nombres de dinosaurios que comienzan con la letra ‘B’ | ||
| Bagaraatan | Bactrosaurus | Bahariasaurus |
| Bagaceratops | Bainoceratops | Balaur |
| Barapasaurus | Baotianmansaurus | Barilium |
| Bambiraptor | Bannykus | Bagualosaurus |
| Balochisaurus | Banji | Bakesaurus (nomen nudum) |
| Baryonyx | Barosaurus | Bathygnathus (a pelycosaur, Dimetrodon) |
| Batyrosaurus | Bashunosaurus (nomen nudum, Datousaurus) | Barrosasaurus |
| Barsboldia | Bayosaurus (nomen nudum) | Bayannurosaurus |
| Baurutitan | Beelemodon (nomen nudum) | Becklespinax (a junior synonym of Altispinax) |
| Beishanlong | Beipiaognathus | Bellusaurus |
| Berberosaurus | Beibeilong | Betasuchus |
| Bissektipelta | Bistahieversor | Bienosaurus |
| Bicentenaria | Bilbeyhallorum (nomen nudum; Cedarpelta) | Blancocerosaurus (nomen nudum, probably Giraffatitan) |
| Blikanasaurus | Blasisaurus | Bonatitan |
| Boreonykus | Bolong | Bonapartenykus |
| Bonapartesaurus | Borogovia | Bothriospondylus |
| Bonitasaura | Borealopelta | Borealosaurus |
| Brasilotitan | Brohisaurus | Brachiosaurus |
| Brachyceratops | Brachylophosaurus | Brachypodosaurus |
| Brachytaenius (a metriorhynchid) | Bradycneme | Brachyrophus (a junior synonym of Camptosaurus) |
| Brontoraptor (nomen nudum, probably Torvosaurus) | Bravoceratops | Brachytrachelopan |
| Bruhathkayosaurus | Brontomerus | Brontosaurus |
| Breviceratops | Burianosaurus | Buriolestes |
| Bugenasaura (a junior synonym of Thescelosaurus Buitreraptor) Byronosaurus |
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| Nombres de dinosaurios que comienzan con la letra ‘C’ | ||
| Caihong | Calamosaurus (previously known by the preoccupied name Calamospondylus) | Camptosaurus (previously known by the preoccupied name Camptonotus) |
| Caenagnathasia | Calamospondylus | Caenagnathus |
| Camelotia | Campylodoniscus (previously known by the preoccupied name Campylodon) | Capitalsaurus (nomen nudum) |
| Callovosaurus | Camposaurus | Camarillasaurus |
| Carnotaurus | Cardiodon | Camarasaurus |
| Caudipteryx | Caseosaurus | Cathetosaurus |
| Carcharodontosaurus | Caudocoelus (junior synonym of Teinurosaurus) | Cathartesaura |
| Caulodon (a junior synonym of Camarasaurus) | Cedarpelta | Cedrorestes |
| Cedarosaurus | Centrosaurus | Ceratosaurus |
| Cetiosaurus | Cetiosauriscus | Ceratonykus |
| Ceratops | Cerasinops | Chuanqilong |
| Chienkosaurus (chimera of theropod and crocodyliform remains) | Cheneosaurus (junior synonym of Hypacrosaurus) | Chassternbergia junior synonym of Edmontonia |
| Chiayusaurus | Chenanisaurus | Chebsaurus |
| Chilantaisaurus | Chialingosaurus | Chinshakiangosaurus |
| Chilesaurus | Chingkankousaurus | Chindesaurus |
| Chirostenotes | Chondrosteosaurus | Chasmosaurus (previously known by the preoccupied name Protorosaurus) |
| Chuxiongosaurus | Choyrodon | Chuandongocoelurus |
| Chungkingosaurus | Chubutisaurus | Chuanqilong |
| Chuanjiesaurus | Choconsaurus | Chromogisaurus |
| Chondrosteosaurus | Citipati | Cionodon |
| Cinizasaurus (nomen nudum) | Claorhynchus (possibly Triceratops) | Clarencea (a sphenosuchian) |
| Clasmodosaurus | Claosaurus | Compsosuchus |
| Coelurus | Comanchesaurus (nomen nudum) | Coelophysis |
| Coelurus | Coloradisaurus (previously known by the preoccupied name Coloradia) | Coeluroides |
| Comahuesaurus | Colepiocephale | Concavenator |
| Conchoraptor | Coronosaurus | Corythosaurus |
| Corythoraptor | Compsognathus | Condorraptor |
| Coahuilaceratops | Craspedodon | Crataeomus (a junior synonym of Struthiosaurus) |
| Craterosaurus | Craterosaurus | Creosaurus (a junior synonym of Allosaurus) |
| Crittendenceratops | Crichtonsaurus | Cristatusaurus |
| Crichtonpelta | Cryolophosaurus | Cryolophosaurus |
| Cryptovolans (a junior synonym of Microraptor) | Cruxicheiros | Cryptoraptor (nomen nudum) |
| Cryptosaurus | Cumnoria | |
| Nombres de dinosaurios que comienzan con la letra ‘D’ | ||
| Dakotadon | Daanosaurus | Dacentrurus (previously known by the preoccupied name Omosaurus) |
| Dakotaraptor | Dahalokely | Dachongosaurus (nomen nudum) |
| Daemonosaurus | Daliansaurus | Dahalokely |
| Danubiosaurus (a junior synonym of Struthiosaurus)
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Damalasaurus (nomen nudum) | Dandakosaurus |
| Dashanpusaurus | Datanglong | Datousaurus |
| Daspletosaurus | Daxiatitan (earlier nomen nudum Gansutitan) | Darwinsaurus |
| Deinonychus | Deinocheirus | Deinonychus |
| Deinodon (possibly Gorgosaurus) | Deltadromeus | Delapparentia (possibly a junior synonym of Iguanodon) |
| Demandasaurus | Deuterosaurus (a therapsid) | Denversaurus |
| Diceratus (a junior synonym of Nedoceratops) | Diabloceratops | Diclonius |
| Diamantinasau | Dimodosaurus (a junior synonym of Plateosaurus) | Didanodon (possible junior synonym of Lambeosaurus) |
| Dinheirosaurus (possible junior synonym of Supersaurus) | Dilophosaurus | Dilong |
| Diluvicursor | Dinodocus | Dicraeosaurus (earlier known by nomen nudum Issasaurus) |
| Dinosaurus (a junior synonym of Plateosaurus) | Diracodon (a junior synonym of StegosaurusI) | Dinotyrannus (a junior synonym of Tyrannosaurus) |
| Diplotomodon (previously known by the preoccupied name Tomodon) | Diplodocus | Dongbeititan |
| Domeykosaurus (nomen nudum, Atacamatitan) | Dollodon (a junior synonym of Mantellisaurus) | Dolichosuchus |
| Dongyangosaurus | Dongyangopelta | Dracopelta |
| Draconyx | Dromaeosaurus | Dracovenator |
| Dracorex (might be a juvenile Pachycephalosaurus) | Dromaeosauroides | Dromiceiomimus (possibly a junior synonym of Ornithomimus) |
| Dryptosauroides | Drusilasaura | Drinker |
| Dracovenator | Dreadnoughtus | Dracoraptor |
| Dromicosaurus (a junior synonym of Massospondylus) | Dryptosaurus (previously known by the preoccupied name Laelaps) | Dryosaurus |
| Duriavenator | Duriatitan | Dubreuillosaurus |
| Dubreuillosaurus | Dystrophaeus | Dyoplosaurus |
| Dyslocosaurus | Dynamoterror | Dysganus |
| Dynamosaurus (a junior synonym of Tyrannosaurus) | Dystylosaurus (a junior synonym of Supersaurus) | Dysalotosaurus |
| Nombres de dinosaurios que comienzan con la letra ‘E’ | ||
| Echinodon | Edmontonia | Edmontosaurus |
| Edmarka (a junior synonym of Torvosaurus) | Efraasia | Einiosaurus |
| Ekrixinatosaurus | Elaphrosaurus | Elopteryx |
| Elmisaurus(nomen nudum; Cryolophosaurus) | Elachistosuchus (a rhynchocephalian) | Elosaurus (a junior synonym of Brontosaurus) |
| Elaltitan | Elrhazosaurus | Elmisaurus |
| Embasaurus | Emausaurus | Enigmosaurus |
| Eoabelisaurus | Eocarcharia | Eocursor |
| Eoceratops (a junior synonym of Chasmosaurus) | Eobrontosaurus (a junior synonym of Brontosaurus) | Eohadrosaurus (nomen nudum; Eolambia) |
| Eolambia | Eomamenchisaurus | Eoplophysis |
| Eodromaeus | Eosinopteryx | Eoraptor |
| Eotyrannus (earlier known by nomen nudum Gavinosaurus) | Eousdryosaurus | Eotriceratops |
| Eotrachodon | Epichirostenotes | Epanterias (may be Allosaurus) |
| Epidexipteryx | Epachthosaurus | Equijubus |
| Erketu | Erlikosaurus | Erliansaurus |
| Erectopus | Eshanosaurus | Eucoelophysis (a silesaurid) |
| Eugongbusaurus (nomen nudum) | Euoplocephalus (previously known by the preoccupied name Stereocephalus) | Eucnemesaurus |
| Eucercosaurus | Euhelopus (Previously known by the preoccupied name Helopus) | Eucamerotus |
| Europelta | Eurolimnornis (a pterosaur) | Europatitan |
| Euronychodon | Eustreptospondylus | Eureodon (nomen nudum; Tenontosaurus) |
| Euskelosaurus | Europasaurus | |
| Nombres de dinosaurios que comienzan con la letra ‘F’ | ||
| Falcarius | Fabrosaurus (possibly same as Lesothosaurus) | Ferganastegos |
| Fenestrosaurus (nomen nudum; Oviraptor) | Ferganasaurus | Fendusaurus (possibly a nomen nudum) |
| Ferganocephale | Foraminacephale | Fosterovenator |
| Fruitadens | Frenguellisaurus (a junior synonym of Herrerasaurus) | Fukuisaurus |
| Fulengia | Fusinasus (nomen nudum; Eotyrannus) | Fukuivenator |
| Fukuititan | Fulgurotherium | Fukuiraptor (earlier known by nomen nudum Kitadanisaurus ) |
| Futabasaurus (nomen nudum; not to be mistaken for the formally named plesiosaur) | Futalognkosaurus | Fusuisaurus |
| Nombres de dinosaurios que comienzan con la letra ‘G’ | ||
| Gadolosaurus (nomen nudum) | Galtonia (a pseudosuchian; possible junior synonym of Revueltosaurus) | Galvesaurus (Galveosaurus) |
| Gannansaurus | Gargoyleosaurus | Ganzhousaurus |
| Galeamopus | Gasparinisaura | Gallimimus |
| Gasosaurus | Gastonia | Garudimimus |
| Geranosaurus | Geminiraptor | Genyodectes |
| Genusaurus | Gilmoreosaurus | Gigantspinosaurus |
| Gigantoscelus (a junior synonym of Euskelosaurus) | Ginnareemimus (nomen nudum; Kinnareemimus) | Giraffatitan |
| Gigantoraptor | Gideonmantellia | Gigantosaurus |
| Giganotosaurus (not to be confused with the earlier preoccupied name for Tornieria genus) | Glyptodontopelta | Glishades |
| Glacialisaurus | Gobivenator | Gojirasaurus (earlier known by nomen nudum Godzillasaurus) |
| Gobiceratops | Gobisaurus | Gongbusaurus |
| Gongpoquansaurus | Gorgosaurus | Gongxianosaurus |
| Goyocephale | Gondwanatitan | Gobititan |
| Gravitholus | Gryphoceratops | Graciliraptor |
| Griphosaurus (a junior synonym of Archaeopteryx) | Griphornis (a junior synonym of Archaeopteryx) | Gresslyosaurus (a junior synonym of Plateosaurus) |
| Graciliceratops | Gryposaurus | Gryponyx |
| Gspsaurus (nomen manuscriptum) | Guanlong | Guaibasaurus |
| Gualicho | Gyposaurus (a junior synonym of Massospondylus) | |
| Nombres de dinosaurios que comienzan con la letra ‘H’ | ||
| Hadrosaurus | Halszkaraptor | Hadrosauravus (nomen nudum; a junior synonym of Gryposaurus) |
| Hagryphus | Halticosaurus | Haestasaurus |
| Hanssuesia | Haplocanthosaurus (earlier known as Haplocanthus) | Haplocheirus |
| Harpymimus | Hanwulosaurus (nomen nudum) | Haya |
| Helioceratops | Heilongjiangosaurus (nomen nudum) | Heishansaurus |
| Hecatasaurus (a junior synonym of Telmatosaurus | Heptasteornis | Heterosaurus (a junior synonym of Mantellisaurus) |
| Heterodontosaurus | Hesperosaurus | Heyuannia |
| Hesperonychus | Hexinlusaurus | Hexing |
| Herrerasaurus | Hippodraco | Hierosaurus |
| Hisanohamasaurus (nomen nudum) | Hironosaurus (nomen nudum) | Honghesaurus (nomen nudum; Yandusaurus)
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| Histriasaurus | Hongshanosaurus (a junior synonym of Psittacosaurus) | Homalocephale |
| Hoplitosaurus | Hortalotarsus (a junior synonym of Massospondylus) | Hoplosaurus (a junior synonym of Struthiosaurus) |
| Horshamosaurus | Huaxiagnathus (earlier known by nomen nudum Huaxiagnathus) | Huabeisaurus |
| Huangshanlong | Hulsanpes | Huaxiaosaurus (a junior synonym of Shantungosaurus) |
| Huanghetitan | Hualianceratops | Huanansaurus |
| Huehuecanauhtlus | Hudiesaurus | Hungarosaurus |
| Huxleysaurus | Huayangosaurus | Hypsibema (previously known by the preoccupied name Neosaurus) |
| Hypsilophodon | Hylaeosaurus | Hylosaurus (a junior synonym of Hylaeosaurus) |
| Hypselospinus | Hypselosaurus | Hypsilophodon |
| Hypselosaurus | Hypsirhophus | Hypselospinus |
| Hypsirhophus | Hypacrosaurus | |
| Nombres de dinosaurios que comienzan con la letra ‘I’ | ||
| Ichthyovenator | Ichabodcraniosaurus (nomen nudum; probably Velociraptor) | Iguanacolossus |
| Iguanodon (earlier known by nomen nudum Iguanoides and Iguanosaurus) | Ignavusaurus | Ilokelesia |
| Iliosuchus | Ingentia | Inosaurus |
| Indosaurus | Ingenia (preoccupied name, presently known as Heyuannia yanshini) | Incisivosaurus |
| Invictarx | Indosuchus | Irritator |
| Isaberrysaura | Isanosaurus | |
| Isisaurus | Ischisaurus (a junior synonym of Herrerasaurus) | Ischyrosaurus (preoccupied name, yet to be renamed) |
| Ischioceratops | Itemirus | Iuticosaurus |
| Nombres de dinosaurios que comienzan con la letra ‘J’ | ||
| Janenschia | Jaklapallisaurus | Jainosaurus |
| Jaxartosaurus | Jensenosaurus (nomen nudum; Supersaurus) | Jenghizkhan (a junior synonym of Tarbosaurus) |
| Jeyawati | Jeholosaurus | Jiangjunosaurus |
| Jiangjunmiaosaurus (nomen nudum; Monolophosaurus) | Jiangshanosaurus | Jianchangosaurus |
| Jinfengopteryx | Jinyunpelta | Jiangxisaurus |
| Jingshanosaurus | Jinzhousaurus | Jintasaurus |
| Jiutaisaurus | Jianianhualong | Jobaria |
| Jurapteryx (a junior synonym of Archaeopteryx) | Jubbulpuria | Jurassosaurus (nomen nudum; Tianchisaurus) |
| Juravenator | Judiceratops | Juratyrant |
| Nombres de dinosaurios que comienzan con la letra ‘K’ | ||
| Kakuru | Kagasaurus (nomen nudum) | Karongasaurus |
| Kaatedocus | Katepensaurus | Kaijiangosaurus |
| Katsuyamasaurus (nomen nudum; possible junior synonym of Fukuiraptor) | Kangnasaurus | Katepensaurus |
| Kazaklambia | Kayentavenator | Kentrosaurus (synonym Kentrurosaurus) |
| Kerberosaurus | Kelmayisaurus | Khetranisaurus |
| Khaan | Kileskus | Kinnareemimus |
| Kittysaurus (nomen nudum; Eotyrannus) | Klamelisaurus (possibly a junior synonym of Bellusaurus) | Koreanosaurus (the same name was also used to refer to a group of informally named dinosaurs) |
| Kosmoceratops | Kol | Koshisaurus |
| Koparion | Koreaceratops | Kotasaurus |
| Koutalisaurus | Kritosaurus (previously known by the preoccupied name Nectosaurus) | Krzyzanowskisaurus (probably a pseudosuchian) |
| Kryptops | Kulceratops | Kunbarrasaurus |
| Kulindapteryx (synonym of Kulindadromeus) | Kulindadromeus (synonym of Daurosaurus) | Kunmingosaurus (nomen nudum) |
| Kundurosaurus | Kukufeldia | Kuszholia (most probably a bird) |
| Nombres de dinosaurios que comienzan con la letra ‘L’ | ||
| Laevisuchus | Labocania | Laiyangosaurus |
| Lamaceratops (possibly a junior synonym of Bagaceratops) | Labrosaurus (a junior synonym of Allosaurus) | Lancanjiangosaurus (nomen nudum; variant spelling Lancangosaurus) |
| Lambeosaurus | Lamplughsaura | Lametasaurus |
| Lanzhousaurus | Latirhinus | Lavocatisaurus |
| Lapparentosaurus | Laosaurus | Latenivenatrix |
| Lapampasaurus | Laquintasaura | Laplatasaurus |
| Lanasaurus (a junior synonym of Lycorhinus) | Leipsanosaurus (a junior synonym of Struthiosaurus) | Leinkupal |
| Lepidocheirosaurus (a junior synonym of Kulindadromeus) | Leaellynasaura | Lengosaurus (nomen nudum; Eotyrannus) |
| Leptorhynchos | Leptospondylus (a junior synonym of Massospondylus) | Leshansaurus |
| Levnesovia | Lepidus | Ledumahadi |
| Leonerasaurus | Lessemsaurus | Leptoceratops |
| Leyesaurus | Lexovisaurus | Lesothosaurus |
| Liassaurus (nomen nudum; probably Sarcosaurus) | Ligabuesaurus | Ligomasaurus (nomen nudum, probably Giraffatitan) |
| Ligabueino | Liaoningvenator | Limaysaurus |
| Liaoceratops | Liaoningotitan | Liliensternus |
| Liaoningosaurus | Linhevenator | Lirainosaurus |
| Linheraptor | Limusaurus | Linhenykus |
| Lingwulong | Liubangosaurus | Lophorhothon |
| Longosaurus (a junior synonym of Coelophysis) | Losillasaurus | Luanpingosaurus (nomen nudum; Psittacosaurus) |
| Loncosaurus | Lohuecotitan | Loricosaurus |
| Loricatosaurus | Lourinhasaurus | Lophostropheus |
| Lourinhanosaurus | Lufengosaurus | Lucianovenator |
| Luoyanggia | Lusitanosaurus | Luanchuanraptor |
| Lusotitan | Lurdusaurus | Lythronax |
| Lycorhinus | ||
| Nombres de dinosaurios que comienzan con la letra ‘M’ | ||
| Macrocollum | Macrogryphosaurus | Magnamanus |
| Madsenius (nomen nudum, Allosaurus) | Macrophalangia (a junior synonym of Chirostenotes) | Macroscelosaurus (nomen nudum; probably a junior synonym of Tanystropheus) |
| Machairasaurus | Magnosaurus | Machairoceratops |
| Magulodon (nomen nudum) | Macrurosaurus | Magnirostris |
| Magnapaulia | Majungasaurus | Malawisaurus |
| Mantellodon (possibly a junior synonym of Mantellisaurus) | Magyarosaurus | Majungatholus (a junior synonym of Majungasaurus) |
| Maiasaura | Mamenchisaurus | Mahakala |
| Malarguesaurus | Mandschurosaurus | Maraapunisaurus |
| Maleevus | Maleevosaurus (a junior synonym of Tarbosaurus) | Manidens |
| Mapusaurus | Maxakalisaurus | Mansourasaurus |
| Marshosaurus | Matheronodon | Massospondylus |
| Masiakasaurus | Martharaptor | Megadontosaurus (nomen nudum; Microvenator) |
| Marisaurus | Megalosaurus | Medusaceratops |
| Megacervixosaurus (nomen nudum) | Megapnosaurus (previously known by the preoccupied name Syntarsus; a junior synonym of Coelophysis) | Marmarospondylus |
| Mendozasaurus | Megaraptor | Metriacanthosaurus |
| Mercuriceratops | Meroktenos | Melanorosaurus |
| Mei | Microcoelus | Microdontosaurus (nomen nudum) |
| Micropachycephalosaurus | Microceratus (previously known by the preoccupied name Microceratops) | Mifunesaurus (nomen nudum) |
| Minotaurasaurus | Microhadrosaurus | Microvenator |
| Microraptor | Minmi | Mierasaurus |
| Miragaia | Microcephale (nomen nudum) | Mirischia |
| Mongolosaurus | Moabosaurus | Monolophosaurus |
| Mononykus (previously known by the preoccupied name Mononychus) | Mojoceratops (probably a junior synonym of Chasmosaurus) | Mohammadisaurus (nomen nudum; i) |
| Mochlodon | Monkonosaurus | Montanoceratops |
| Monoclonius | Mosaiceratops | Morrosaurus |
| Moshisaurus (nomen nudum; possibly Mamenchisaurus) | Morelladon | Morosaurus (a junior synonym of Camarasaurus) |
| Morinosaurus | Mtotosaurus (nomen nudum; Dicraeosaurus) | Mtapaiasaurus (nomen nudum, most probably Giraffatitan) |
| Muttaburrasaurus | Mussaurus | Muyelensaurus |
| Murusraptor | Mymoorapelta | |
| Nombres de dinosaurios que comienzan con la letra ‘N’ | ||
| Nanuqsaurus | Nanosaurus | Nanshiungosaurus |
| Nankangia | Nambalia | Nanyangosaurus |
| Nanningosaurus | Naashoibitosaurus | Narambuenatitan |
| Nanotyrannus (possibly a junior synonym of Tyrannosaurus) | Nasutoceratops | Nedoceratops (previously known by preoccupied name Diceratops; possibly a junior synonym of Triceratops) |
| Nebulasaurus | Nemegtomaia (previously known by the preoccupied name Nemegtia) | Nedcolbertia |
| Neovenator | Neuquensaurus | Neimongosaurus |
| Newtonsaurus (nomen nudum, Zanclodon) | Neosodon | Neuquenraptor |
| Nemegtosaurus | Ngexisaurus (nomen nudum) | Nipponosaurus |
| Niobrarasaurus | Nicksaurus (nomen manuscriptum) | Ningyuansaurus |
| Nigersaurus | Nodosaurus | Noasaurus |
| Nodocephalosaurus | Notocolossus | Notohypsilophodon |
| Normanniasaurus | Nomingia | Nothronychus |
| Notoceratops | Nopcsaspondylus | Nqwebasaurus |
| Nteregosaurus (nomen nudum; Janenschia) | Nuthetes | Nurosaurus (nomen nudum) |
| Nyororosaurus (nomen nudum; Dicraeosaurus) | ||
| Nombres de dinosaurios que comienzan con la letra ‘O’ | ||
| Ohmdenosaurus | Ojoraptorsaurus | Ojoceratops (possibly a junior synonym of Eotriceratops or Triceratops) |
| Olorotitan | Oligosaurus (a junior synonym of Rhabdodon) | Omeisaurus |
| Onychosaurus (possibly a synonym of Rhabdodon/a dubious ankylosaurian) | Oohkotokia | Oplosaurus |
| Opisthocoelicaudia (possibly a junior synonym of Nemegtosaurus) | Ornatotholus (a junior synonym of Stegoceras) | Ornithoides (nomen nudum; Saurornithoides) |
| Ornithomerus (a junior synonym of Rhabdodon) | Orcomimus (nomen nudum) | Orkoraptor |
| Ornitholestes | Ornithomimus | Ornithodesmus |
| Ornithomimoides | Orthomerus | Orodromeus |
| Ornithotarsus (a junior synonym of Hadrosaurus) | Orosaurus (a junior synonym of Euskelosaurus) | Orthogoniosaurus |
| Ornithopsis | Oryctodromeus | Osmakasaurus |
| Ostromia | Oshanosaurus (nomen nudum) | Ostafrikasaurus |
| Otogosaurus | Othnielosaurus | Othnielia |
| Ouranosaurus | Ovoraptor (nomen nudum; Velociraptor) | Oviraptor |
| Overosaurus | Owenodon | Oxalaia |
| Ozraptor | ||
| Nombres de dinosaurios que comienzan con la letra ‘P’ | ||
| Pachysaurops (a junior synonym of Plateosaurus) | Palaeosauriscus (a junior synonym of Paleosaurus) | Pachysauriscus (a junior synonym of Plateosaurus) |
| Pachyrhinosaurus | Pachysuchus | Pachycephalosaurus |
| Pakisaurus | Padillasaurus | Paludititan |
| Palaeoscincus | Paluxysaurus (a junior synonym of Sauroposeidon) | Pachyspondylus – (previously known by the preoccupied name Pachysaurus; probably a junior synonym of Massospondylus) |
| Pampadromaeus | Panguraptor | Pantydraco |
| Panamericansaurus | Panphagia | Paralititan |
| Pandoravenator | Paraiguanodon (nomen nudum; Bactrosaurus) | Pararhabdodon |
| Pamparaptor | Paranthodon | Panoplosaurus |
| Paronychodon | Patagotitan | Parvicursor |
| Parasaurolophus | Parrosaurus (presently known as Hypsibema missouriensis) | Parksosaurus |
| Pawpawsaurus | Patagosaurus | Patagonykus |
| Peishansaurus | Pectinodon | Pelecanimimus |
| Petrobrasaurus | Penelopognathus | Pellegrinisaurus |
| Pedopenna | Pentaceratops | Peloroplites |
| Pelorosaurus | Pegomastax | Phuwiangosaurus |
| Phyllodon | Philovenator | Phaedrolosaurus |
| Piveteausaurus | Pinacosaurus | Pisanosaurus (possibly a member of the Silesauridae group) |
| Pilmatueia | Piatnitzkysaurus | Pitekunsaurus |
| Planicoxa | Platyceratops | Plateosauravus |
| Pleuropeltus (a junior synonym of Struthiosaurus) | Platypelta | Pleurocoelus (possibly a junior synonym of Astrodon) |
| Plateosaurus | Plesiohadros | Pneumatoraptor |
| Podokesaurus | Polyodontosaurus | Powellvenator |
| Polacanthoides (a junior synonym of Hylaeosaurus) | Polyonax | Poekilopleuron |
| Polacanthus | Proa | Priconodon |
| Prenoceratops | Priodontognathus | Pradhania |
| Prenocephale | Prodeinodon | Proceratosaurus |
| Procheneosaurus (a junior synonym of Lambeosaurus) | Proplanicoxa (probably a junior synonym of Mantellisaurus) | Proiguanodon (nomen nudum; Iguanodon) |
| Probactrosaurus | Procompsognathus | Probrachylophosaurus |
| Protarchaeopteryx | Protiguanodon (a junior synonym of Psittacosaurus) | Protoceratops |
| Protoavis (though described as a bird, it is probably a chimera, including theropod bones) | Propanoplosaurus | Protognathosaurus (previously known by the preoccupied name Protognathus) |
| Proyandusaurus (a nomen nudum; Hexinlusaurus) | Prosaurolophus | Protrachodon (nomen nudum; Orthomerus) |
| Protohadros | Psittacosaurus | Pterospondylus |
| Pteropelyx | Pulanesaura | Pukyongosaurus |
| Puertasaurus | Pyroraptor | Pycnonemosaurus |
| Nombres de dinosaurios que comienzan con la letra ‘Q’ | ||
| Qantassaurus | Qinlingosaurus | Qijianglong |
| Qiaowanlong | Qiupanykus | Qianzhousaurus |
| Qiupalong | Quetecsaurus | Quaesitosaurus |
| Quilmesaurus | ||
| Nombres de dinosaurios que comienzan con la letra ‘R’ | ||
| Rajasaurus | Rapetosaurus | Rativates |
| Rachitrema (considered chimera mainly based on ichthyosaur fossils) | Raptorex (possibly a junior synonym of Tarbosaurus) | Ratchasimasaurus |
| Rahiolisaurus | Rayososaurus | Rapator |
| Regnosaurus | Rebbachisaurus | Regaliceratops |
| Rhodanosaurus (a junior synonym of Struthiosaurus) | Rhoetosaurus | Rhabdodon |
| Rhinorex (probably a junior synonym of Gryposaurus) | Riodevasaurus (nomen nudum; Turiasaurus)
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Rioarribasaurus (a junior synonym of Coelophysis) |
| Richardoestesia | Rinconsaurus | Riojasaurus |
| Riabininohadros | Rinchenia | Rocasaurus |
| Ronaldoraptor (nomen nudum) | Roccosaurus (nomen nudum; Melanorosaurus) | Rugops |
| Rugocaudia | Ruyangosaurus | Rubeosaurus |
| Ruehleia | Rukwatitan | |
| Nombres de dinosaurios que comienzan con la letra ‘S’ | ||
| Saldamosaurus | Saltriosaurus (nomen nudum) | Saichania |
| Salimosaurus (nomen nudum, most probably Giraffatitan) | Sangonghesaurus (nomen nudum, Tianchisaurus) | Sanchusaurus (nomen nudum, Gallimimus) |
| Sacisaurus (a silesaurid) | Saltasaurus | Sahaliyania |
| Saurechinodon (nomen nudum; Echinodon) | Saraikimasoom (nomen manuscriptum) | Sauraechmodon (nomen nudum; Echinodon) |
| Sarmientosaurus | Saurolophus | Santanaraptor |
| Sanpasaurus | Sarcosaurus | Sauraechinodon (nomen nudum; Echinodon)
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| Saturnalia | Sarahsaurus | Sanjuansaurus |
| Sarcolestes | Sauroniops | Sauroposeidon |
| Saurophaganax (previously known by the preoccupied name Saurophagus; possibly a junior synonym of Allosaurus) | Savannasaurus | Sauropelta (previously known by preoccupied name Peltosaurus) |
| Saurornitholestes | Saurornithoides | Sauroplites |
| Scipionyx | Sciurumimus | Scelidosaurus |
| Scansoriopteryx | Scolosaurus | Scutellosaurus |
| Segnosaurus | Sefapanosaurus | Secernosaurus |
| Seismosaurus (a junior synonym of Diplodocus) | Segisaurus | Sellacoxa |
| Selimanosaurus (nomen nudum; Dicraeosaurus)
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Sellosaurus (a junior synonym of Plateosaurus) | Serendipaceratops |
| Seitaad | Serikornis | Shantungosaurus |
| Shanxia (probably a junior synonym of Saichania) | Shanshanosaurus (a junior synonym of Tarbosaurus) | Shanyangosaurus |
| Shanag | Shamosaurus | Shaochilong |
| Shingopana | Shenzhousaurus | Shuangbaisaurus |
| Shunosaurus | Shidaisaurus | Shixinggia |
| Shuvuuia | Shuangmiaosaurus | Sigilmassasaurus |
| Sibirosaurus (nomen nudum; presently known as Sibirotitan)
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Siamotyrannus | Sidormimus (nomen nudum) |
| Siluosaurus | Siamodracon (nomen nudum) | Siamodon |
| Sibirotitan | Siamosaurus | Silesaurus (a silesaurid) |
| Silvisaurus | Siats | Sinopeltosaurus (synonym Sinopelta) |
| Sinoceratops | Sinornithomimus | Sinosauropteryx |
| Sinornithoides | Similicaudipteryx | Sinornithosaurus |
| Sinocalliopteryx | Sinosaurus | Sinocoelurus |
| Sinotyrannus | Sirindhorna | Sinraptor |
| Sinovenator | Sinusonasus | Skorpiovenator |
| Soriatitan | Soumyasaurus (a silesaurid) | Sonorasaurus (earlier known by nomen nudum Chihuahuasaurus) |
| Sonidosaurus | Spiclypeus | Spinops |
| Spinostropheus | Sphaerotholus | Sphenospondylus (a junior synonym of Mantellisaurus) |
| Spondylosoma (an aphanosaur) | Spinophorosaurus | Spinosaurus |
| Stegosaurus | Stegopelta | Stenonychosaurus |
| Staurikosaurus | Stenopelix | Stenotholus (a junior synonym of Stygimoloch) |
| Stegosaurides | Stegoceras | Stokesosaurus |
| Stormbergia (a junior synonym of Lesothosaurus) | Stygimoloch (probably a sub-adult Pachycephalosaurus) | Strenusaurus (a junior synonym of Riojasaurus) |
| Stephanosaurus | Struthiomimus | Struthiosaurus |
| Sterrholophus (a junior synonym of Triceratops) | Stygivenator (a junior synonym of Tyrannosaurus) | Styracosaurus |
| Streptospondylus | Suchomimus | Sulaimanisaurus |
| Succinodon (fossilized mollusc borings) | Sugiyamasaurus (nomen nudum) | Suuwassea |
| Suzhousaurus | Supersaurus | Suchosaurus |
| Syngonosaurus (a junior synonym of Acanthopholis) | Symphyrophus (a junior synonym of Camptosaurus) | Syrmosaurus (a junior synonym of Pinacosaurus) |
| Szechuanosaurus | Smilodon (preoccupied name; currently known as Zanclodon) |
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| Nombres de dinosaurios que comienzan con la letra ‘T’ | ||
| Tangvayosaurus | Tanystrosuchus | Tachiraptor |
| Tapuiasaurus | Talos | Tarchia |
| Tarbosaurus | Talarurus | Tanycolagreus |
| Tambatitanis | Tehuelchesaurus | Taohelong |
| Tarascosaurus | Talenkauen | Tataouinea |
| Taurovenator | Tatankaceratops (probably a junior synonym of Triceratops) | Tawa |
| Taveirosaurus | Tawasaurus (a junior synonym of Lufengosaurus) | Tastavinsaurus |
| Tazoudasaurus | Tatisaurus | Tatankacephalus |
| Tanius | Teihivenator | Tengrisaurus |
| Tethyshadros | Tenchisaurus (nomen nudum; unpublished museum name for Tianchisaurus) | Tendaguria |
| Telmatosaurus (previously known by preoccupied name Limnosaurus) | Texasetes | Tenantosaurus (nomen nudum; Tenontosaurus) |
| Tetragonosaurus (a junior synonym of Lambeosaurus) | Texacephale | Tenontosaurus |
| Teyuwasu | Teratophoneus | Thanos |
| Theiophytalia | Thespesius | Thecocoelurus |
| Thecospondylus | Therosaurus | Thecodontosaurus |
| Therizinosaurus | Thotobolosaurus (nomen nudum) | Thescelosaurus |
| Tichosteus | Tianzhenosaurus (probably a junior synonym of Saichania) | Timimus |
| Tianyulong | Tienshanosaurus | Tianchisaurus |
| Tianyuraptor | Titanosaurus | Titanoceratops |
| Timurlengia | Torilion (a junior synonym of Barilium) | Tonouchisaurus (nomen nudum) |
| Torosaurus | Tonganosaurus | Tototlmimus |
| Tornieria (previously known by preoccupied name Gigantosaurus) | Tongtianlong | Torvosaurus |
| Triceratops | Troodon | Trimucrodon |
| Triunfosaurus | Trachodon | Traukutitan |
| Trigonosaurus | Trinisaura | Tratayenia |
| Tsintaosaurus | Tsaagan | Tsagantegia |
| Turanoceratops | Tugulusaurus | Turiasaurus |
| Tuojiangosaurus | Tylosteus (a synonym of Pachycephalosaurus) | Tyrannotitan |
| Tylocephale | Tyrannosaurus | |
| Nombres de dinosaurios que comienzan con la letra ‘U’ | ||
| Uberabatitan | Udanoceratops | Ugrunaaluk (possibly a junior synonym of Edmontosaurus) |
| Ugrosaurus (a junior synonym of Triceratops) | Ultrasaurus | Ultrasauros (previously known by preoccupied name Ultrasaurus; a junior synonym of Supersaurus) |
| Uintasaurus (a junior synonym of Camarasaurus) | Umarsaurus (nomen nudum; Barsboldia) | Unquillosaurus |
| Unenlagia | Unaysaurus | Unescoceratops |
| Urbacodon | Uteodon | Utahraptor |
| Utahceratops | ||
| Nombres de dinosaurios que comienzan con la letra ‘V’ | ||
| Valdosaurus | Vahiny | Variraptor |
| Vagaceratops | Valdoraptor | Velocipes |
| Vectisaurus (a junior synonym of Mantellisaurus) | Vectensia (a junior synonym of Polacanthus) | Velociraptor |
| Velafrons | Veterupristisaurus | Venenosaurus |
| Velocisaurus | Vitakrisaurus | Vitakridrinda |
| Viavenator | Vouivria | Volkheimeria |
| Vulcanodon | ||
| Nombres de dinosaurios que comienzan con la letra ‘W’ | ||
| Walgettosuchus | Wannanosaurus | Wakinosaurus |
| Walkersaurus (nomen nudum; Duriavenator) | Wadhurstia (junior synonym of Hypselospinus) | Wangonisaurus (nomen nudum, probably Giraffatitan) |
| Willinakaqe | Wiehenvenator | Wintonotitan |
| Wendiceratops | Wulatelong | Wuerhosaurus |
| Wulagasaurus | Wyomingraptor (nomen nudum, probably Allosaurus) | |
| Nombres de dinosaurios que comienzan con la letra ‘X’ | ||
| Xenotarsosaurus | Xenoposeidon | Xenoceratops |
| Xingxiulong | Xiaosaurus | Xianshanosaurus |
| Xiaotingia | Xiongguanlong | Xinjiangovenator |
| Xixianykus | Xixiposaurus | Xinjiangtitan |
| Xiyunykus | Xixiasaurus | Xuanhanosaurus |
| Xuanhuaceratops | Xuanhuasaurus (nomen nudum; Xuanhuaceratops) | Xuwulong |
| Nombres de dinosaurios que comienzan con la letra ‘Y’ | ||
| Yandusaurus | Yaverlandia | Yaleosaurus (a junior synonym of Anchisaurus) |
| Yangchuanosaurus | Yamaceratops | Yehuecauhceratops |
| Yibinosaurus (nomen nudum) | Yingshanosaurus | Yixianosaurus |
| Yizhousaurus | Yimenosaurus | Yi |
| Yinlong | Yongjinglong | Yueosaurus |
| Yunmenglong | Yulong | Yuanmousaurus |
| Yuanmouraptor (nomen nudum) | Yunganglong | Yunxianosaurus (nomen nudum) |
| Yurgovuchia | Yunnanosaurus | Yutyrannus |
| Nombres de dinosaurios que comienzan con la letra ‘Z’ | ||
| Zapalasaurus | Zaraapelta | Zalmoxes |
| Zapsalis | Zanabazar | Zby |
| Zephyrosaurus | Zhenyuanlong | Zhanghenglong |
| Zhongjianosaurus | Zhejiangosaurus | Zhuchengceratops |
| Zhuchengosaurus (a junior synonym of Shantungosaurus) | Zhongyuansaurus (probably a junior synonym of Gobisaurus) | Zhuchengtitan |
| Zhuchengtyrannus | Zizhongosaurus | Ziapelta |
| Zigongosaurus | Zuoyunlong | Zuul |
| Zuniceratops | Zupaysaurus | Zuolong |
Se piensa que el titanosaurio Argentinosaurus huinculensis es el dinosaurio más grande (basado en evidencia no controvertida) y que podía medir de 29.87 metros a 39.62 metros de largo y podía pesar de 50 hasta 97 toneladas métricas.
Se piensa que el Compsognathus de alrededor de 91 centímetros de largo y con un peso de 2.5 kg fue el género de dinosaurio más pequeño y probablemente su tamaño fue un poco más grande que el tamaño de una gallina estándar.
Los dinosaurios saurópodos tenían el cuello más largo y su cuello fácilmente podía crecer hasta 15 metros de longitud, aproximadamente seis veces más largo que el cuello de una jirafa.
Los dinosaurios se extinguieron alrededor de hace 65 millones de años, cuando el periodo Cretácico terminó. Además, ellos habitaron la Tierra por alrededor de 165 millones de años antes de haberse extinto.
La extinción masiva al final del periodo Cretácico (Cretácico-Terciario o la extinción masiva del límite K-T), es uno de los acontecimientos catastróficos más grandes en la historia de la Tierra, y los científicos siguen debatiendo sus causas. Se cree que las causas más factibles de la eliminación de miles de especies de la faz de la Tierra, desde grandes reptiles marinos, pterosaurios y otros animales grandes hasta los dinosaurios fueron grandes erupciones volcánicas e impactos de asteroides.
Aunque pudiera parecer imposible, existen ciertas similitudes entre los reptiles prehistóricos y las aves de hoy en día, situación que ha llevado a los científicos a creer que las aves evolucionaron de los terópodos o de los dinosaurios de dos patas. Más adelante se descubrió evidencia que demostró la existencia de dinosaurios con plumas, lo cual consolidó está teoría aún más. Se piensa que un grupo de dinosaurios con plumas evolucionó para poder volar lo cual les ayudó a sobrevivir la gran extinción masiva del límite K-T.
En el 2016, los científicos encontraron un fragmento de una cola de dinosaurio con plumas, perfectamente preservada dentro de una pieza de ámbar de 99 millones de años. La cola, descubierta una vez que el ámbar había sido pulido para su uso en joyería, pertenece a un diminuto dinosaurio con plumas. Los expertos piensan que ésta es una buena oportunidad para averiguar cuál fue la apariencia de estos reptiles debido a que ésta es la primera ocasión en que se ha encontrado algo distinto además de huesos fosilizados.
