Binomial name: All animals species are given a unique binomial name, typically consisting of Latin or Greek words which are used to formally and scientifically identify each species.
Catalogue number: In most museum collections, each fossil specimen will be given a unique catalogue number which is published with the description of the fossils after they are prepared. This serves as a formal name for every single described fossil so that authors are able to refer to individual fossil discoveries in the scientific literature by name.
Institution: Most published fossils are stored in museum collections or at universities. This is also true of type specimens, many of which are on display in museums around the world. If a type specimen has been lost, the last known location of the type is listed.
Age: The geological stage from which the specimen was recovered is listed, when it is known. The exact age of some geological formations is not known. If this is the case, a range of possible ages is given.
Unit: Most fossils are recovered from named geologic formations (e.g. the Morrison Formation or the Hell Creek Formation). When this is not the case, a city or landmark near the locality from which the fossil was recovered is listed.
Material: The vast majority of fossils do not preserve the complete skeleton of an animal. In these cases, the specific bones which are fossilized have been listed.
Notes: Other general information, such as the validity status of the taxon in question, or any other material in the type series may be listed here.
Type species of Archaeopteryx. Holotype specimen, though there has been some uncertainty about whether or not it actually belonged to the genus[46][50][49]
Considered to be a nomen dubium. Type specimen lost in 2000
Aucasaurus garridoi
Aurornis xui
Australovenator wintonensis
Austrocheirus isasii
Austroraptor cabazai
Aviatyrannis jurassica
Avimimus nemegtensis
Avimimus portentosus
Type species of Avimimus
Bagaraatan ostromi
Bahariasaurus ingens
Type specimen destroyed in World War II
Balaur bondoc
Bambiraptor feinbergi
Banji long
Bannykus wulatensis
Baryonyx walkeri
Beibeilong sinensis
Beipiaosaurus inexpectus
Beishanlong grandis
Berberosaurus liassicus
Berthasaura leopoldinae
Betasuchus bredai
Bicentenaria argentina
Bistahieversor sealeyi
Bonapartenykus ultimus
Boreonykus certekorum
Borogovia gracilicrus
Bradycneme draculae
Buitreraptor gonzalezorum
Buriolestes schultzi
Byronosaurus jaffei
Caenagnathasia martinsoni
Caenagnathus collinsi
Caihong juji
Calamosaurus foxi
Calamospondylus oweni
Camarillasaurus cirugedae
Camposaurus arizonensis
Carcharodontosaurus iguidensis
Carcharodontosaurus saharicus
Neotype specimen, as original specimens were destroyed in World War II. Type species of Carcharodontosaurus
Carnotaurus sastrei
Caudipteryx dongi
Caudipteryx zoui
Type species of Caudipteryx
Ceratonykus oculatus
Ceratosaurus dentisulcatus
Validity questioned
Ceratosaurus magnicornis
Validity questioned
Ceratosaurus nasicornis
Type species of Ceratosaurus
Ceratosuchops inferodios
Changyuraptor yangi
Chenanisaurus barbaricus
Chilantaisaurus tashuikouensis
Chindesaurus bryansmalli
Chingkankousaurus fragilis
Chirostenotes pergracilis
Chuandongocoelurus primitivus
Citipati osmolskae
Citipes elegans
Coelophysis bauri
Coeluroides largus
Coelurus fragilis
Compsognathus longipes
Compsosuchus solus
Concavenator corcovatus
Conchoraptor gracilis
Condorraptor currumili
Corythoraptor jacobsi
Cristatusaurus lapparenti
Cruxicheiros newmanorum
Cryolophosaurus ellioti
Daemonosaurus chauliodus
May be a non-theropod basal saurischian
Dahalokely tokana
Dakotaraptor steini
Potentially chimeric, elements of holotype later determined to belong to trionychid turtles
Daliansaurus liaoningensis
Dandakosaurus indicus
Daspletosaurus horneri
Daspletosaurus torosus
Type species of Daspletosaurus
Daspletosaurus wilsoni
Datanglong guangxiensis
Daurlong wangi
Deinocheirus mirificus
Deinonychus antirrhopus
Deltadromeus agilis
Dilong paradoxus
Dilophosaurus wetherilli
Dineobellator notohesperus
Diplotomodon horrificus
Nomen dubium
Diuqin lechiguanae
Dolichosuchus cristatus
Dornraptor normani
Dracoraptor hanigani
Dracovenator regenti
Dromaeosauroides bornholmensis
Dromaeosaurus albertensis
Dromiceiomimus brevitertius
Considered by some to be a synonym of Ornithomimus edmontonicus
Dryptosauroides grandis
Nomen dubium
Dryptosaurus aquilunguis
Dubreuillosaurus valesdunensis
Duriavenator hesperis
Dynamoterror dynastes
Dzharaonyx eski
Ekrixinatosaurus novasi
Elaphrosaurus bambergi
Elemgasem nubilus
Elmisaurus rarus
Elopteryx nopcsai
Embasaurus minax
Possibly a nomen dubium
Enigmosaurus mongoliensis
Eoabelisaurus mefi
Eocarcharia dinops
Eodromaeus murphi
Eoneophron infernalis
Eosinopteryx brevipenna
Eotyrannus lengi
Epichirostenotes curriei
Epidexipteryx hui
Erectopus superbus
Erliansaurus bellamanus
Erlikosaurus andrewsi
Erythrovenator jacuiensis
Eshanosaurus deguchiianus
Euronychodon portucalensis
Eustreptospondylus oxoniensis
Falcarius utahensis
Fosterovenator churei
Fukuiraptor kitadaniensis
Fukuivenator paradoxus
Gallimimus bullatus
Ganzhousaurus nankangensis
Garudimimus brevipes
Gasosaurus constructus
Geminiraptor suarezarum
Genusaurus sisteronis
Genyodectes serus
Giganotosaurus carolinii
Gigantoraptor erlianensis
Gobiraptor minutus
Gobivenator mongoliensis
Gojirasaurus quayi
Gorgosaurus libratus
Graciliraptor lujiatunensis
Gualicho shinyae
Guanlong wucaii
Guemesia ochoai
Hagryphus giganteus
Halszkaraptor escuilliei
Halticosaurus longotarsus
Nomen dubium, possibly chimeric
Haplocheirus sollers
Harenadraco prima
Harpymimus okladnikovi
Heptasteornis andrewsi
Hesperonychus elizabethae
Hesperornithoides miessleri
Hexing qingyi
Heyuannia huangi
Type species of Heyuannia
Heyuannia yanshini
Huanansaurus ganzhouensis
Huaxiagnathus orientalis
Huinculsaurus montesi
Hulsanpes perlei
Iberospinus natarioi
Ichthyovenator laosensis
Iliosuchus incognitus
Nomen dubium
Ilokelesia aguadagrandensis
Imperobator antarcticus
Incisivosaurus gauthieri
Indosaurus matleyi
Holotype specimen is lost or misplaced
Indosuchus raptorius
Lectotype
Inosaurus tedreftensis
Nomen dubium
Irritator challengeri
Itemirus medullaris
Jaculinykus yaruui
Jianchangosaurus yixianensis
Jiangxisaurus ganzhouensis
Jianianhualong tengi
Jinbeisaurus wangi
Jinfengopteryx elegans
Jubbulpuria tenuis
Nomen dubium
Juratyrant langhami
Juravenator starki
Kaijiangosaurus lini
Kakuru kujani
Kansaignathus sogdianus
Kayentavenator elysiae
Kelmayisaurus petrolicus
Khaan mckennai
Khulsanurus magnificus
Kileskus aristotocus
Kinnareemimus khonkaenensis
Kiyacursor longipes
Kol ghuva
Kolenken inakayali
Koparion douglassi
Kryptops palaios
Kuru kulla
Kurupi itaata
Labocania anomala
Laevisuchus indicus
Lajasvenator ascheriae
Lepidus praecisio
Leptorhynchos gaddisi
Leshansaurus qianweiensis
Liaoningvenator curriei
Ligabueino andesi
Liliensternus liliensterni
Limusaurus inextricabilis
Lingyuanosaurus sihedangensis
Linhenykus monodactylus
Linheraptor exquisitus
Linhevenator tani
Llukalkan aliocranianus
Lophostropheus airelensis
Lourinhanosaurus antunesi
Luanchuanraptor henanensis
Lucianovenator bonoi
Luoyanggia liudianensis
Lusovenator santosi
Lythronax argestes
Machairasaurus leptonychus
Magnosaurus nethercombensis
Mahakala omnogovae
Maip macrothorax
Majungasaurus crenatissimus
Mapusaurus roseae
Marshosaurus bicentesimus
Martharaptor greenriverensis
Masiakasaurus knopfleri
Megalosaurus bucklandii
Megapnosaurus rhodesiensis
Megaraptor namunhuaiquii
Mei long
Meraxes gigas
Metriacanthosaurus parkeri
Microraptor gui
Microraptor hanqingi
Microraptor zhaoianus
Type species of Microraptor
Microvenator celer
Migmanychion laiyang
Mirischia asymmetrica
Monolophosaurus jiangi
Mononykus olecranus
Moros intrepidus
Morrosaurus antarcticus
Murusraptor barrosaensis
Nankangia jiangxiensis
Nanshiungosaurus brevispinus
Nanuqsaurus hoglundi
Natovenator polydontus
Nedcolbertia justinhofmanni
Neimongosaurus yangi
Nemegtomaia barsboldi
Nemegtonykus citus
Neovenator salerii
Neuquenraptor argentinus
Niebla antiqua
Ningyuansaurus wangi
Noasaurus leali
Notatesseraeraptor frickensis
Nothronychus graffami
Nothronychus mckinleyi
Type species of Nothronychus
Nqwebasaurus thwazi
Nuthetes destructor
Ojoraptorsaurus boerei
Oksoko avarsan
Ondogurvel alifanovi
Orkoraptor burkei
Ornithodesmus cluniculus
Ornitholestes hermanni
Ornithomimoides barasimlensis
Ornithomimoides mobilis
Type species of Ornithomimoides
Ornithomimus edmontonicus
Ornithomimus samueli
Ornithomimus velox
Type species of Ornithomimus
Orthogoniosaurus matleyi
Ostafrikasaurus crassiserratus
Ostromia crassipes
Overoraptor chimentoi
Oviraptor philoceratops
Oxalaia quilombensis
Ozraptor subotaii
Pamparaptor micros
Pandoravenator fernandezorum
Panguraptor lufengensis
Papiliovenator neimengguensis
Paralitherizinosaurus japonicus
Paraxenisaurus normalensis
Paronychodon caperatus
Paronychodon lacustris
Type species of Paronychodon
Parvicursor remotus
Patagonykus puertai
Pectinodon bakkeri
Pedopenna daohugouensis
Pelecanimimus polyodon
Pendraig milnerae
Phaedrolosaurus ilikensis
Philovenator curriei
Phuwiangvenator yaemniomi
Piatnitzkysaurus floresi
Piveteausaurus divesensis
Pneumatoraptor fodori
Podokesaurus holyokensis
Holotype specimen lost in a 1917 fire
Poekilopleuron bucklandii
Holotype specimen destroyed in World War II
Polyodontosaurus grandis
Powellvenator podocitus
Proceratosaurus bradleyi
Procompsognathus triassicus
Prodeinodon kwangshiensis
Prodeinodon mongoliense
Protarchaeopteryx robusta
Protathlitis cinctorrensis
Pterospondylus trielbae
Pycnonemosaurus nevesi
Pyroraptor olympius
Qianzhousaurus sinensis
Qiupalong henanensis
Qiupanykus zhangi
Quilmesaurus curriei
Rahiolisaurus gujaratensis
Rahonavis ostromi
Rajasaurus narmadensis
Rapator ornitholestoides
Raptorex kriegsteini
Rativates evadens
Richardoestesia asiatica
Richardoestesia gilmorei
Type species of Richardoestesia
Richardoestesia isosceles
Rinchenia mongoliensis
Riojavenatrix lacustris
Riparovenator milnerae
Rugops primus
Saltriovenator zanellai
Santanaraptor placidus
Sarcosaurus woodi
Sauroniops pachytholus
Saurophaganax maximus
Saurornithoides mongoliensis
Saurornitholestes langstoni
Type species of Saurornitholestes
Saurornitholestes sullivani
Scansoriopteryx heilmanni
Scipionyx samniticus
Sciurumimus albersdoerferi
Segisaurus halli
Segnosaurus galbinensis
Serikornis sungei
Shanag ashile
Shanyangosaurus niupanggouensis
Shaochilong maortuensis
Shenzhousaurus orientalis
Shidaisaurus jinae
Shishugounykus inexpectus
Shixinggia oblita
Shri devi
Shuangbaisaurus anlongbaoensis
Shuvuuia deserti
Siamosaurus suteethorni
Siamotyrannus isanensis
Siamraptor suwati
Siats meekerorum
Sigilmassasaurus brevicollis
Similicaudipteryx yixianensis
Sinocalliopteryx gigas
Sinocoelurus fragilis
Sinornithoides youngi
Sinornithomimus dongi
Sinornithosaurus haoiana
Sinornithosaurus millenii
Type species of Sinornithosaurus
Sinosauropteryx prima
Sinosaurus sinensis
Sinosaurus triassicus
Type species of Sinosaurus
Sinotyrannus kazuoensis
Sinovenator changii
Sinraptor dongi
Type species of Sinraptor
Sinraptor hepingensis
Sinusonasus magnodens
Skorpiovenator bustingorryi
Spectrovenator ragei
Spinosaurus aegyptiacus
Spinostropheus gautieri
Stenonychosaurus inequalis
Stokesosaurus clevelandi
Streptospondylus altdorfensis
Struthiomimus altus
Suchomimus tenerensis
Suskityrannus hazelae
Suzhousaurus megatherioides
Szechuanosaurus campi
Tachiraptor admirabilis
Talos sampsoni
Tamarro insperatus
Tanycolagreus topwilsoni
Tanystrosuchus posthumus
Tarascosaurus salluvicus
Tarbosaurus bataar
Taurovenator violantei
Tawa hallae
Teinurosaurus sauvagei
Teratophoneus curriei
Thanatotheristes degrootorum
Thanos simonattoi
Thecocoelurus daviesi
Therizinosaurus cheloniformis
Tianyuraptor ostromi
Timimus hermani
Timurlengia euotica
Tochisaurus nemegtensis
Tongtianlong limosus
Torvosaurus gurneyi
Torvosaurus tanneri
Type species of Torvosaurus
Tototlmimus packardensis
Tralkasaurus cuyi
Tratayenia rosalesi
Trierarchuncus prairiensis
Troodon formosus
Tsaagan mangas
Tugulusaurus faciles
Tyrannomimus fukuiensis
Tyrannosaurus mcraeensis
Tyrannosaurus rex
Type species of Tyrannosaurus
Tyrannotitan chubutensis
Ulughbegsaurus uzbekistanensis
Unenlagia comahuensis
Type species of Unenlagia
Unenlagia paynemili
Unquillosaurus ceibalii
Urbacodon itemirensis
Type species of Urbacodon
Urbacodon norelli
Utahraptor ostrommaysi
Vallibonavenatrix cani
Variraptor mechinorum
Vayuraptor nongbualamphuensis
Vectaerovenator inopinatus
Vectidromeus insularis
Vectiraptor greeni
Velocipes guerichi
Velociraptor mongoliensis
Type species of Velociraptor
Velociraptor osmolskae
Velocisaurus unicus
Vespersaurus paranaensis
Veterupristisaurus milneri
Viavenator exxoni
Wakinosaurus satoi
Wellnhoferia grandis
Wiehenvenator albati
Wulatelong gobiensis
Wulong bohaiensis
Xenotarsosaurus bonapartei
Xiaotingia zhengi
Xingtianosaurus ganqi
Xinjiangovenator parvus
Xiongguanlong baimoensis
Xixianykus zhangi
Xixiasaurus henanensis
Xiyunykus pengi
Xuanhanosaurus qilixiaensis
Xunmenglong yinliangis
Yangchuanosaurus shangyouensis
Type species of Yangchuanosaurus
Yangchuanosaurus zigongensis
Yaverlandia bitholus
Yi qi
Yixianosaurus longimanus
Ypupiara lopai
Yulong mini
Yunyangosaurus puanensis
Yurgovuchia doellingi
Yutyrannus huali
Zanabazar junior
Zapsalis abradens
Zhenyuanlong suni
Zhongjianosaurus yangi
Zhuchengtyrannus magnus
Zuolong salleei
Zupaysaurus rougieri
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