List of dinosaur genera

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Mounted skeletons of Tyrannosaurus (left) and Apatosaurus (right) at the AMNH.

This list of dinosaurs is a comprehensive listing of all genera that have ever been included in the superorder Dinosauria, excluding class Aves (birds, both living and those known only from fossils) and purely vernacular terms. The list includes all commonly accepted genera, but also genera that are now considered invalid, doubtful (nomen dubium), or were not formally published (nomen nudum), as well as junior synonyms of more established names, and genera that are no longer considered dinosaurs. Many listed names have been reclassified as everything from birds to crocodilians to petrified wood. The list contains 1475 names, of which approximately 1146 are considered either valid dinosaur genera or nomina dubia.

Scope and terminology

There is no official, canonical list of dinosaur genera. The closest is the Dinosaur Genera List, compiled by biological nomenclature expert George Olshevsky, which was first published online in 1995 and is regularly updated. The most authoritative general source in the field is the second (2004) edition of The Dinosauria. The vast majority of citations are based on Olshevsky's list, and all subjective determinations (such as junior synonymy or non-dinosaurian status) are based on The Dinosauria, except where they conflict with primary literature. These exceptions are noted.

Naming conventions and terminology follow the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. Technical terms used include:

  • Junior synonym: A name which describes the same taxon as a previously published name. If two or more genera are formally designated and the type specimens are later assigned to the same genus, the first to be published (in chronological order) is the senior synonym, and all other instances are junior synonyms. Senior synonyms are generally used, except by special decision of the ICZN (see Tyrannosaurus), but junior synonyms cannot be used again, even if deprecated. Junior synonymy is often subjective, unless the genera described were both based on the same type specimen.
  • Nomen nudum (Latin for "naked name"): A name that has appeared in print but has not yet been formally published by the standards of the ICZN. Nomina nuda (the plural form) are invalid, and are therefore not italicized as a proper generic name would be. If the name is later formally published, that name is no longer a nomen nudum and will be italicized on this list. Often, the formally published name will differ from any nomina nuda that describe the same specimen.
  • Nomen oblitum (Latin for "forgotten name"): A name that has not been used in the scientific community for more than fifty years after its original proposal.
  • Preoccupied name: A name that is formally published, but which has already been used for another taxon. This second use is invalid (as are all subsequent uses) and the name must be replaced. Preoccupied names are not valid generic names.
  • Nomen dubium (Latin for "dubious name"): A name describing a fossil with no unique diagnostic features. As this can be an extremely subjective and controversial designation (see Hadrosaurus), this term is not used on this list.

A

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Abelisaurus skull.
Replica of an Allosaurus skeleton.
Reconstructed skeleton of an Animantarx.
Artist's restoration of Archaeoceratops.

B

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A view from below of the rearing Barosaurus mounted in the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.

C

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Artist's restoration of Ceratosaurus.
Artist's restoration of Chasmosaurus.

D

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Artist's restoration of Deinocheirus.
Deinonychus skeleton.

E

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Life restoration of Euoplocephalus.

F

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Life restoration of Fruitadens.

G

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Skeleton of Giraffatitan.

H

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Artist's restoration of Hypsilophodon.

I

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Skeleton of an Iguanodon mounted in a modern quadrupedal posture in the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences in Brussels.

J

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Life restoration of Jinfengopteryx.

K

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Kentrosaurus skeleton.

L

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Life reconstruction of two individuals of Linhenykus in their arid Campanian-aged living environment.

M

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Sketch of the sauropod Mamenchisaurus.
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Cast of a Muttaburrasaurus skeleton.

N

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Life restoration of Nomingia.

O

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Artist's restoration of Olorotitan.

P

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Life restoration of Pachycephalosaurus.
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Parasaurolophus sketch.

Q

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Skeletal reconstruction of Qantassaurus at the Australian Museum in Sydney.

R

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Life restoration of Rebbachisaurus.

S

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Artist's restoration of Segnosaurus.

Sibirosaurus- not given a real name

Life restoration of Stegosaurus.
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Skeleton of Suchomimus.

T

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Skeleton of Tyrannosaurus at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History.

U

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Illustration of the skull of Udanoceratops.

V

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Life restoration of Velociraptor.

W

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Artist's restoration of Wintonotitan.

X

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Artist's restoration of Xuwulong.

Y

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Artist's restoration of Yunnanosaurus.

Z

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Life restoration of Zuniceratops.

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Notes

  • Uncited genera names can be attributed to Olshevsky's "Dinosaur Genera List". Dalianraptor is listed by Olshevsky, but omitted from this list, since it has not been described as a non-avian dinosaur in a published source.
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  7. ↑ J. I. Ruiz-Omeñaca (2011) Delapparentia turolensis nov. gen et sp., un nuevo dinosaurio iguanodontoideo (Ornithischia: Ornithopoda) en el Cretácico Inferior de Galve. Estudios Geológicos (advance online publication) doi:10.3989/egeol.40276.124[1]
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  11. ↑ Henderson (2005). "Nano No More: The death of the pygmy tyrant." In: "The origin, systematics, and paleobiology of Tyrannosauridae", a symposium hosted jointly by Burpee Museum of Natural History and Northern Illinois University.
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References

  • Lambert, D. (1993). "A to Z of Dinosaurs" In: The Ultimate Dinosaur Book. Dorling Kindersley, 192 pp. ISBN 0-7513-0047-0
  • Olshevsky, G. (1995 onwards). Dinosaur Genera List. Retrieved July 30, 2013.
  • Walters, M. & J. Paker (1995). Dictionary of Prehistoric Life. Claremont Books. ISBN 1-85471-648-4.
  • Weishampel, D.B., P. Dodson & H. Osmólska (eds.) (2004). The Dinosauria, Second Edition. University of California Press, 861 pp. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
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