Dinosaurs found in
South Dakota
30 kinds of dinosaur have been found in South Dakota, United States, from 92 recorded finds in the Paleobiology Database. The best known are Tyrannosaurus, Triceratops and Allosaurus.
Most of the fossils come from the Hell Creek Formation, the Lance Formation, the Morrison Formation, the Lakota Formation and the Pierre Shale Formation.
Where the fossils were found
Famous dinosaurs from South Dakota
Tyrannosaurus
CarnivoreLate Cretaceous
Triceratops
HerbivoreLate Cretaceous
Allosaurus
CarnivoreLate Jurassic to Early Cretaceous
Ankylosaurus
HerbivoreLate Cretaceous
Diplodocus
HerbivoreLate Jurassic to Early Cretaceous
Pachycephalosaurus
HerbivoreLate Cretaceous
Nanotyrannus
CarnivoreLate Cretaceous
Apatosaurus
HerbivoreLate Jurassic to Early Cretaceous
All 30 dinosaurs found in South Dakota
- Tyrannosaurus
- Triceratops
- Allosaurus
- Ankylosaurus
- Diplodocus
- Pachycephalosaurus
- Nanotyrannus
- Apatosaurus
- Edmontosaurus
- Gorgosaurus
- Camarasaurus
- Ornithomimus
- Torosaurus
- Dakotaraptor
- Dromaeosaurus
- Thescelosaurus
- Barosaurus
- Edmontonia
- Acheroraptor
- Leptoceratops
- Pectinodon
- Claosaurus
- Richardoestesia
- Paronychodon
- Dakotadon
- Eoneophron
- Caenagnathus
- Anzu
- Hoplitosaurus
- Osmakasaurus