Dinosaurs found in
Colorado
38 kinds of dinosaur have been found in Colorado, United States, from 203 recorded finds in the Paleobiology Database. The best known are Tyrannosaurus, Triceratops and Stegosaurus.
Most of the fossils come from the Morrison Formation, the Denver Formation, the Laramie Formation, the Chinle Formation and the Williams Fork Formation.
Where the fossils were found
Famous dinosaurs from Colorado
DV-0076Hell Creek Fm.
Tyrannosaurus
CarnivoreLate Cretaceous
DV-0054Hell Creek Fm.
Triceratops
HerbivoreLate Cretaceous
DV-0038Morrison Fm.
Stegosaurus
HerbivoreLate Jurassic to Early Cretaceous
DV-0031Morrison Fm.
Allosaurus
CarnivoreLate Jurassic to Early Cretaceous
DV-0069Morrison Fm.
Brachiosaurus
HerbivoreLate Jurassic to Early Cretaceous
DV-0041Morrison Fm.
Brontosaurus
HerbivoreLate Jurassic to Early Cretaceous
DV-0039Morrison Fm.
Diplodocus
HerbivoreLate Jurassic to Early Cretaceous
DV-0169Hell Creek Fm.
Pachycephalosaurus
HerbivoreLate Cretaceous
All 38 dinosaurs found in Colorado
- Tyrannosaurus
- Triceratops
- Stegosaurus
- Allosaurus
- Brachiosaurus
- Brontosaurus
- Diplodocus
- Pachycephalosaurus
- Apatosaurus
- Ceratosaurus
- Edmontosaurus
- Camarasaurus
- Torvosaurus
- Ornithomimus
- Dromaeosaurus
- Supersaurus
- Thescelosaurus
- Barosaurus
- Maraapunisaurus
- Camptosaurus
- Centrosaurus
- Dryosaurus
- Edmontonia
- Pentaceratops
- Amphicoelias
- Stokesosaurus
- Nanosaurus
- Coelurus
- Haplocanthosaurus
- Marshosaurus
- Enigmacursor
- Mymoorapelta
- Fruitadens
- Galeamopus
- Paronychodon
- Kwanasaurus
- Smitanosaurus
- Theiophytalia