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Complete Dinosaur Encyclopedia: Full Classification List of All Dinosaur Genera
A comprehensive paleontology reference covering 368 documented dinosaur genera across 14 major taxonomic groups — with detailed descriptions, diet, period, size estimates, and geographic data. All information sourced from Wikipedia and peer-reviewed paleontological literature.
368Genera
14Taxonomic Groups
3Geological Periods
200+Million Years
Dinosaur Major Taxonomic Classification
14 principal clades covering the full diversity of non-avian Dinosauria
| Clade | Superorder | Key Feature | Example Genera | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Theropoda | Saurischia | Bipedal; hollow bones; three-toed feet; includes birds | Tyrannosaurus, Velociraptor, Spinosaurus | Triassic – Cretaceous |
Sauropodomorpha | Saurischia | Long neck & tail; quadrupedal; gigantic herbivores | Brachiosaurus, Diplodocus, Patagotitan | Triassic – Cretaceous |
Ceratopsia | Ornithischia | Facial horns; bony neck frill; beaked snout | Triceratops, Protoceratops, Styracosaurus | Jurassic – Cretaceous |
Ankylosauria | Ornithischia | Heavy osteodermal armor; low-slung body; tail club | Ankylosaurus, Euoplocephalus, Borealopelta | Jurassic – Cretaceous |
Stegosauria | Ornithischia | Dorsal plates; thagomizer tail spines | Stegosaurus, Kentrosaurus, Huayangosaurus | Jurassic – Cretaceous |
Hadrosauria | Ornithischia | Dental batteries; duck-bill; hollow crests | Parasaurolophus, Edmontosaurus, Corythosaurus | Cretaceous |
Pachycephalosauria | Ornithischia | Thickened domed skull for head-butting | Pachycephalosaurus, Stegoceras, Homalocephale | Cretaceous |
Ornithopoda | Ornithischia | No armor; bipedal or quadrupedal; cheek teeth | Iguanodon, Dryosaurus, Thescelosaurus | Triassic – Cretaceous |
Herrerasauridae | Saurischia (basal) | Earliest predatory dinosaurs; primitive saurischians | Herrerasaurus, Staurikosaurus, Gnathovorax | Triassic |
Heterodontosauridae | Ornithischia | Multiple tooth types; small; agile; early ornithischians | Heterodontosaurus, Fruitadens, Echinodon | Jurassic – Cretaceous |
Abelisauridae | Saurischia | Short vestigial arms; rough skull texture; Gondwana predators | Carnotaurus, Majungasaurus, Rugops | Jurassic – Cretaceous |
Thyreophora | Ornithischia | Early armored ornithischians ancestral to Stegosauria/Ankylosauria | Emausaurus, Bienosaurus, Jakapil | Jurassic – Cretaceous |
Chilesauridae | Ornithischia (disputed) | Mosaic of theropod and ornithischian features; unique clade | Chilesaurus diegosuarezi | Jurassic |
Ornithischia (basal) | Ornithischia | Predentary bone; early-diverging ornithischians | Lesothosaurus, Eocursor | Triassic – Jurassic |
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