Dinosaurs found in
China
295 kinds of dinosaur have been found in China, from 513 recorded finds in the Paleobiology Database. The best known are Yutyrannus, Microraptor and Tarbosaurus.
Most of the fossils come from the Lufeng Formation, the Yixian Formation, the Shaximiao Formation, the Shishugou Formation and the Jiufotang Formation.
Where the fossils were found
Famous dinosaurs from China
DV-0839Yixian Fm.
Yutyrannus
CarnivoreEarly Cretaceous
DV-0466Jiufotang Fm.
Microraptor
CarnivoreEarly Cretaceous
DV-0182Nemegt Fm.
Tarbosaurus
CarnivoreLate Cretaceous
DV-0116Djadokhta Fm.
Protoceratops
HerbivoreLate Cretaceous
DV-0117Yixian Fm.
Psittacosaurus
HerbivoreEarly Cretaceous
DV-0178Shaximiao Fm.
Mamenchisaurus
HerbivoreMiddle Jurassic to Early Cretaceous
DV-0402Yixian Fm.
Sinosauropteryx
CarnivoreEarly Cretaceous
DV-0676Tiaojishan Fm.
Anchiornis
OmnivoreMiddle Jurassic to Late Jurassic
All 295 dinosaurs found in China
- Yutyrannus
- Microraptor
- Tarbosaurus
- Protoceratops
- Psittacosaurus
- Mamenchisaurus
- Sinosauropteryx
- Anchiornis
- Yi
- Guanlong
- Shantungosaurus
- Gigantoraptor
- Alioramus
- Micropachycephalosaurus
- Zhuchengtyrannus
- Monolophosaurus
- Sinornithosaurus
- Yangchuanosaurus
- Sinraptor
- Beipiaosaurus
- Haolong
- Chilantaisaurus
- Sinoceratops
- Shunosaurus
- Sinosaurus
- Dilong
- Epidexipteryx
- Raptorex
- Charonosaurus
- Liaoningosaurus
- Caudipteryx
- Gigantspinosaurus
- Pinacosaurus
- Wuerhosaurus
- Alectrosaurus
- Tsintaosaurus
- Tuojiangosaurus
- Sinotyrannus
- Saichania
- Saurornithoides
- Archaeornithomimus
- Huayangosaurus
- Chaoyangsaurus
- Zhenyuanlong
- Limusaurus
- Chungkingosaurus
- Asiatyrannus
- Omeisaurus
- Yinlong
- Changyuraptor
- Nemegtosaurus
- Xiongguanlong
- Gasosaurus
- Scansoriopteryx
- Dongbeititan
- Tianyulong
- Xuanhanosaurus
- Incisivosaurus
- Yanbeilong
- Ambopteryx
- Amurosaurus
- Bellusaurus
- Shaochilong
- Corythoraptor
- Gilmoreosaurus
- Caihong
- Leshansaurus
- Yunnanosaurus
- Wannanosaurus
- Chuandongocoelurus
- Gongxianosaurus
- Euhelopus
- Lufengosaurus
- Alxasaurus
- Huadanosaurus
- Xinjiangtitan
- Yuxisaurus
- Aorun
- Archaeoceratops
- Jiangjunosaurus
- Sinocalliopteryx
- Zuolong
- Agilisaurus
- Bashanosaurus
- Abrosaurus
- Bactrosaurus
- Jinbeisaurus
- Sinovenator
- Neimongosaurus
- Kelmayisaurus
- Gongshuilong
- Erliansaurus
- Beibeilong
- Pulaosaurus
- Protarchaeopteryx
- Tongnanlong
- Nanshiungosaurus
- Linhenykus
- Jianchangosaurus
- Bolong
- Yuanmouraptor
- Pedopenna
- Ruyangosaurus
- Haplocheirus
- Changzhousaurus
- Crichtonpelta
- Daurlong
- Jaxartosaurus
- Archaeocursor
- Eosinopteryx
- Yingshanosaurus
- Gobisaurus
- Huaxiagnathus
- Shidaisaurus
- Shenzhousaurus
- Gobititan
- Erketu
- Jeholosaurus
- Linheraptor
- Jinfengopteryx
- Auroraceratops
- Qiupalong
- Chuanqilong
- Datanglong
- Machairasaurus
- Lingwulong
- Lanzhousaurus
- Heyuannia
- Wudingloong
- Graciliraptor
- Panguraptor
- Sinornithomimus
- Qianjiangsaurus
- Qiaowanlong
- Hexing
- Eopinacosaurus
- Daxiatitan
- Kaijiangosaurus
- Huashanosaurus
- Huanghetitan
- Zhongjianosaurus
- Liaoceratops
- Serikornis
- Urbacodon
- Huanansaurus
- Baiyinosaurus
- Jianianhualong
- Eshanosaurus
- Xiangyunloong
- Probactrosaurus
- Zhuchengtitan
- Zhuchengceratops
- Yandusaurus
- Yuanyanglong
- Xingxiulong
- Lishulong
- Changmiania
- Luanchuanraptor
- Analong
- Sinocephale
- Philovenator
- Xinjiangovenator
- Sinornithoides
- Wulagasaurus
- Banji
- Klamelisaurus
- Tanius
- Xiaosaurus
- Liaoningotitan
- Sonidosaurus
- Helioceratops
- Xixiasaurus
- Datousaurus
- Caenagnathasia
- Anomalipes
- Equijubus
- Jiangxititan
- Xunmenglong
- Liaoningvenator
- Yunyangosaurus
- Shuangbaisaurus
- Daliansaurus
- Datai
- Borealosaurus
- Huabeisaurus
- Gannansaurus
- Jinchuanloong
- Chinshakiangosaurus
- Huaxiazhoulong
- Gongbusaurus
- Laiyangosaurus
- Ruixinia
- Hualianceratops
- Ningyuansaurus
- Hudiesaurus
- Jiangxisaurus
- Mandschurosaurus
- Yimenosaurus
- Hexinlusaurus
- Sinankylosaurus
- Xuanhuaceratops
- Jingiella
- Xuwulong
- Mosaiceratops
- Jinyunpelta
- Bannykus
- Yuanmousaurus
- Tugulusaurus
- Ischioceratops
- Xixianykus
- Linhevenator
- Daanosaurus
- Similicaudipteryx
- Dongyangopelta
- Chuanjiesaurus
- Migmanychion
- Sinusonasus
- Anhuilong
- Qijianglong
- Taohelong
- Mongolosaurus
- Jiangshanosaurus
- Mei
- Xixiposaurus
- Baotianmansaurus
- Nanningosaurus
- Sanpasaurus
- Qiupanykus
- Jintasaurus
- Irisosaurus
- Xianshanosaurus
- Bayannurosaurus
- Yongjinglong
- Yunmenglong
- Tienshanosaurus
- Tongtianlong
- Gongpoquansaurus
- Sauroplites
- Yizhousaurus
- Zhanghenglong
- Protognathosaurus
- Fusuisaurus
- Dongyangosaurus
- Yuzhoulong
- Rhomaleopakhus
- Penelopognathus
- Shishugounykus
- Shanyangosaurus
- Nankangia
- Gyposaurus
- Nebulasaurus
- Eomamenchisaurus
- Lingyuanosaurus
- Xiyunykus
- Fushanosaurus
- Gandititan
- Yueosaurus
- Datonglong
- Xingtianosaurus
- Qingxiusaurus
- Dashanpusaurus
- Papiliovenator
- Shuangmiaosaurus
- Tonganosaurus
- Nanyangosaurus
- Zuoyunlong
- Luoyanggia
- Silutitan
- Hamititan
- Sanxiasaurus
- Shixinggia
- Huangshanlong
- Napaisaurus
- Yunganglong
- Liubangosaurus
- Changdusaurus
- Damalasaurus
- Ngexisaurus
- Microdontosaurus
- Jian
- Qianlong
- Wulong
- Bagaceratops
- Beishanlong
- Epidendrosaurus
- Ganzhousaurus
- Jingshanosaurus
- Suzhousaurus
- Tiantaisaurus
- Tianyuraptor
- Wulatelong
- Xiaotingia
- Yixianosaurus
- Yulong
- Zhongornis