Welcome to our A-Z of dinosaur names - a complete list of 1,535 dinosaurs that have been named so far, from Aachenosaurus all the way through to Zuul. Whether you're hunting for that one obscure dinosaur your kid keeps asking about, looking for inspiration for a school project, or just curious how many of these prehistoric giants palaeontologists have actually identified, you're in the right place.
New dinosaurs are still being discovered all the time. Roughly 50 new species are named every year, often from fossils that have been sitting in museum drawers for decades waiting for someone to notice they don't quite match anything else. We update this list as new finds are announced, so it grows over time.
All of the dinosaurs in this list have their own dedicated page with information about diet, habitat, size, era, and fun facts - these are shown as clickable links.
Tip: use the letter links below to jump straight to dinosaurs starting with a particular letter, or just scroll through and see what catches your eye. Some of these names are absolute mouthfuls - Micropachycephalosaurus, anyone?
There are 172 dinosaurs in our list whose names begin with A, including Aachenosaurus, Aardonyx and Abelisaurus.
There are 76 dinosaurs in our list whose names begin with B, including Baalsaurus, Bactrosaurus and Bagaceratops.
There are 111 dinosaurs in our list whose names begin with C, including Caenagnathasia, Caenagnathus and Caihong.
There are 85 dinosaurs in our list whose names begin with D, including Daanosaurus, Dacentrurus and Dachongosaurus.
There are 60 dinosaurs in our list whose names begin with E, including Echinodon, Edmarka and Edmontonia.
There are 18 dinosaurs in our list whose names begin with F, including Fabrosaurus, Falcarius and Fendusaurus.
There are 60 dinosaurs in our list whose names begin with G, including Gadolosaurus, Galeamopus and Galesaurus.
There are 64 dinosaurs in our list whose names begin with H, including Hadrosaurus, Haestasaurus and Hagryphus.
There are 24 dinosaurs in our list whose names begin with I, including Ichthyovenator, Ignavusaurus and Iguanacolossus.
There are 26 dinosaurs in our list whose names begin with J, including Jainosaurus, Jaklapallisaurus and Janenschia.
There are 40 dinosaurs in our list whose names begin with K, including Kaatedocus, Kagasaurus and Kaijiangosaurus.
There are 82 dinosaurs in our list whose names begin with L, including Labocania, Labrosaurus and Laelaps.
There are 92 dinosaurs in our list whose names begin with M, including Macelognathus, Machairasaurus and Machairoceratops.
There are 48 dinosaurs in our list whose names begin with N, including Naashoibitosaurus, Nambalia and Nankangia.
There are 44 dinosaurs in our list whose names begin with O, including Oceanotitan, Oculudentavis Khaungraae and Ohmdenosaurus.
There are 120 dinosaurs in our list whose names begin with P, including Pachycephalosaurus, Pachyrhinosaurus and Pachysauriscus.
There are 11 dinosaurs in our list whose names begin with Q, including Qantassaurus, Qianzhousaurus and Qiaowanlong.
There are 39 dinosaurs in our list whose names begin with R, including Rachitrema, Rahiolisaurus and Rahona.
There are 143 dinosaurs in our list whose names begin with S, including Sacisaurus, Sahaliyania and Saichania.
There are 96 dinosaurs in our list whose names begin with T, including Tachiraptor, Talarurus and Talenkauen.
There are 14 dinosaurs in our list whose names begin with U, including Uberabatitan, Udanoceratops and Ugrosaurus.
There are 24 dinosaurs in our list whose names begin with V, including Vagaceratops, Vahiny and Valdoraptor.
There are 16 dinosaurs in our list whose names begin with W, including Wadhurstia, Wakinosaurus and Walgettosuchus.
There are 18 dinosaurs in our list whose names begin with X, including Xenoceratops, Xenoposeidon and Xenotarsosaurus.
There are 25 dinosaurs in our list whose names begin with Y, including Yaleosaurus, Yamaceratops and Yandusaurus.
There are 27 dinosaurs in our list whose names begin with Z, including Zalmoxes, Zanabazar and Zanclodon.
