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This list of nicknamed dinosaur fossils is a list of fossil non-avian dinosaur specimens given informal names or nicknames, in addition to their institutional catalogue numbers. It excludes informal appellations that are purely descriptive (e.g., "the Fighting Dinosaurs", "the Trachodon Mummy").
Mounted skeletons of Tyrannosaurus (left) and Apatosaurus (right) at the AMNH. Dinosaurs are a diverse group of reptiles of the clade Dinosauria. They first appeared during the Triassic period, between 243 and 233.23 million years ago, although the exact origin and timing of the evolution of dinosaurs is the subject of active research.
Name Year Formation Location Notes Images Abydosaurus: 2010 Cedar Mountain Formation (Early Cretaceous, Albian) United States ( Utah) Had a short domed crest on its skull similar to that of Giraffatitan: Acantholipan: 2018 Pen Formation (Late Cretaceous, Santonian) Mexico ( Coahuila) Known to possess spike-like osteoderms Achelousaurus: 1994
This list of informally named dinosaurs is a listing of dinosaurs (excluding Aves; birds and their extinct relatives) that have never been given formally published scientific names. This list only includes names that were not properly published ("unavailable names") and have not since been published under a valid name (see list of dinosaur ...
Scientific name: The binomial name of the species, accompanied by a citation to the work in which the species was formally named. Status: The taxonomic status of the species, listing whether the species is currently regarded as valid, a nomen dubium, or as synonymous with another species. Authors: The list of people credited with naming the ...
The genus must appear on the List of dinosaur genera. At least one named species of the creature must have been found in South America. This list is a complement to Category:Mesozoic dinosaurs of South America.
List of dinosaur specimens with preserved soft tissue; S. List of sauropod species; U. List of U.S. state dinosaurs; List of dinosaur finds in the United Kingdom
A 2016 estimate put the number of dinosaur species living in the Mesozoic at 1,543–2,468, [24] [25] compared to the number of modern-day birds (avian dinosaurs) at 10,806 species. [26] Extinct dinosaurs, as well as modern birds, include genera that are herbivorous and others carnivorous, including seed-eaters, fish-eaters, insectivores, and ...