Dinosaurs found in
Texas
31 kinds of dinosaur have been found in Texas, United States, from 77 recorded finds in the Paleobiology Database. The best known are Acrocanthosaurus, Coelophysis and Alamosaurus.
Most of the fossils come from the Aguja Formation, the Javelina Formation, the Twin Mountains Formation, the Cooper Canyon Formation and the Paluxy Formation.
Where the fossils were found
Famous dinosaurs from Texas
DV-0172Antlers Fm.
Acrocanthosaurus
CarnivoreEarly Cretaceous to Late Cretaceous
DV-0052Chinle Fm.
Coelophysis
CarnivoreLate Triassic
DV-0109Ojo Alamo Fm.
Alamosaurus
HerbivoreLate Cretaceous
DV-0034Morrison Fm.
Camarasaurus
HerbivoreLate Jurassic to Early Cretaceous
DV-0472Cloverly Fm.
Sauroposeidon
HerbivoreEarly Cretaceous to Late Cretaceous
DV-0035Merchantville Fm.
Dryptosaurus
CarnivoreEarly Cretaceous to Late Cretaceous
DV-0208Cloverly Fm.
Tenontosaurus
HerbivoreEarly Cretaceous to Late Cretaceous
DV-0136Judith River Fm.
Edmontonia
HerbivoreLate Cretaceous
All 31 dinosaurs found in Texas
- Acrocanthosaurus
- Coelophysis
- Alamosaurus
- Camarasaurus
- Sauroposeidon
- Dryptosaurus
- Tenontosaurus
- Edmontonia
- Saurornitholestes
- Stegoceras
- Kritosaurus
- Chirostenotes
- Agujaceratops
- Richardoestesia
- Cedarosaurus
- Panoplosaurus
- Protoavis
- Bravoceratops
- Pawpawsaurus
- Convolosaurus
- Angulomastacator
- Aquilarhinus
- Malefica
- Ampelognathus
- Texasetes
- Technosaurus
- Protohadros
- Astrophocaudia
- Soumyasaurus
- Leptorhynchos
- Lepidus