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The closest is the Dinosaur Genera List, compiled by biological nomenclature expert George Olshevsky, which was first published online in 1995 and was regularly updated until June 2021. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The most authoritative general source in the field is the second (2004) edition of The Dinosauria .
Pages in category "Dinosaur genera" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Adeopapposaurus;
List of chitinozoan genera; List of eurypterid genera; List of mosasaur genera; List of prehistoric annelid genera; List of prehistoric barnacles; List of prehistoric brittle stars; List of prehistoric bryozoan genera; List of prehistoric chitons; List of prehistoric foraminifera genera; List of ichthyosaur genera; List of marine gastropod ...
tr This is a list of stratigraphic units from which dinosaur body fossils have been recovered. Although Dinosauria is a clade which includes modern birds, this article covers only Mesozoic stratigraphic units. Units listed are all either formation rank or higher (e.g. group).
Pages in category "Lists of prehistoric animal genera (alphabetic)" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The genus must appear on the List of dinosaur genera. At least one named species of the creature must have been found in North America . This list is a complement to Category:Mesozoic dinosaurs of North America .
Most dinosaur genera are monospecific, therefore most type specimens are also the type species of most genera. On this list, the type species of a genus is only noted when it belongs to a genus with multiple referred species, such as Stegosaurus or Tarchia.
Dinosaur classification began in 1842 when Sir Richard Owen placed Iguanodon, Megalosaurus, and Hylaeosaurus in "a distinct tribe or suborder of Saurian Reptiles, for which I would propose the name of Dinosauria." [1] In 1887 and 1888 Harry Seeley divided dinosaurs into the two orders Saurischia and Ornithischia, based on their hip structure. [2]