Late Cretaceous

54 dinosaurs from this period.

Tyrannosaurus

Late CretaceousCarnivore

The most famous theropod dinosaur and one of the largest land predators ever. Had the stro...

12.3m · 9t

Triceratops

Late CretaceousHerbivore

The iconic three-horned dinosaur. Its skull could reach 2.5 meters, one of the largest of ...

9m · 9t

Velociraptor

Late CretaceousCarnivore

Much smaller than depicted in Jurassic Park — about the size of a turkey. Had a distinctiv...

2.1m · 15kg

Spinosaurus

Late CretaceousPiscivore/Carnivore

The largest known carnivorous dinosaur, bigger than T. rex. Had a distinctive sail on its ...

14m · 7t

Ankylosaurus

Late CretaceousHerbivore

A living tank covered in bony armor plates and sporting a massive club tail. The tail club...

6.5m · 4t

Parasaurolophus

Late CretaceousHerbivore

Famous for the long, curved crest on its head. The crest contained nasal passages that may...

10m · 3t

Carnotaurus

Late CretaceousCarnivore

Instantly recognizable by its two bull-like horns above the eyes. Had the shortest arms of...

7.5m · 2t

Pteranodon

Late CretaceousPiscivore

Not technically a dinosaur, but a pterosaur — one of the largest flying reptiles. Wingspan...

7m · 25kg

Mosasaurus

Late CretaceousCarnivore

A giant marine lizard, not a dinosaur. The apex predator of the Late Cretaceous seas. Coul...

17m · 15t

Therizinosaurus

Late CretaceousHerbivore

One of the strangest dinosaurs. A giant theropod that evolved to eat plants instead of mea...

10m · 5t

Oviraptor

Late CretaceousOmnivore

Named egg thief because it was found on a nest of eggs assumed to be Protoceratops. Later ...

1.5m · 20kg

Pachycephalosaurus

Late CretaceousHerbivore/Omnivore

The dome-headed dinosaur with a skull roof up to 25 cm thick of solid bone. Long thought t...

4.5m · 450kg

Argentinosaurus

Late CretaceousHerbivore

Possibly the largest land animal to ever walk the Earth, estimated at 35 meters long and 6...

35m · 65t

Giganotosaurus

Late CretaceousCarnivore

Slightly larger than T. rex and lived 30 million years earlier. Brain was smaller relative...

12.5m · 7t

Maiasaura

Late CretaceousHerbivore

The good mother lizard — named after fossil evidence of parental care. Nests found in colo...

9m · 3t

Styracosaurus

Late CretaceousHerbivore

A ceratopsian with a spectacular crown of 4-6 long spikes radiating from its frill, plus a...

5.5m · 3t

Troodon

Late CretaceousOmnivore

Often called the smartest dinosaur based on having the largest brain relative to body size...

2m · 50kg

Quetzalcoatlus

Late CretaceousCarnivore/Piscivore

The largest flying animal ever known with a 10-meter wingspan. A pterosaur, not a dinosaur...

10m · 200kg

Elasmosaurus

Late CretaceousPiscivore

A plesiosaur with an impossibly long neck — 72 vertebrae, the most of any known animal. Th...

14m · 2t

Protoceratops

Late CretaceousHerbivore

A small early ceratopsian, about the size of a sheep. Famous for the Fighting Dinosaurs fo...

2.5m · 180kg

Kosmoceratops

Late CretaceousHerbivore

Known for having the most ornate skull of any dinosaur. Had 15 horns and horn-like structu...

5m · 2t

Nodosaurus

Late CretaceousHerbivore

A heavily armored nodosaurid. An incredibly well-preserved specimen found in Alberta in 20...

5.5m · 2t

Stygimoloch

Late CretaceousHerbivore/Omnivore

A pachycephalosaur with a spiky dome. Some scientists argue it is actually a juvenile Pach...

3m · 40kg

Gallimimus

Late CretaceousOmnivore

The largest known ornithomimid (ostrich dinosaur). Could run at speeds up to 50 km/h. Had ...

6m · 440kg

Albertosaurus

Late CretaceousCarnivore

A close relative of Tyrannosaurus rex that lived in Canada several million years earlier. ...

9m · 2t

Abelisaurus

Late CretaceousCarnivore

Known mainly from a single well preserved skull found in 1985. Ornamental ridges above the...

8m · 2t

Carcharodontosaurus

Late CretaceousCarnivore

Named for teeth like those of a great shark, up to 20 cm long. Among the largest carnivoro...

12.5m · 7t

Centrosaurus

Late CretaceousHerbivore

A horned dinosaur known from bonebeds where thousands of individuals perished together, li...

5.5m · 2t

Chasmosaurus

Late CretaceousHerbivore

A ceratopsian with a huge rectangular frill pierced by two large openings that lightened t...

4.5m · 2t

Corythosaurus

Late CretaceousHerbivore

A duck billed dinosaur with a helmet shaped crest holding looping nasal passages. Crest si...

9m · 3t

Daspletosaurus

Late CretaceousCarnivore

A heavily built tyrannosaurid that preceded T. rex and may lie near its ancestry. Skulls c...

9m · 3t

Deinocheirus

Late CretaceousOmnivore

For 50 years known only from a pair of 2.4 meter arms with huge claws that fueled monster ...

11m · 7t

Edmontonia

Late CretaceousHerbivore

A nodosaur with enormous backward sweeping shoulder spikes. The rest of the body wore a pa...

6.5m · 3t

Edmontosaurus

Late CretaceousHerbivore

One of the largest duck billed dinosaurs. A mummified specimen nicknamed Dakota preserved ...

12m · 4t

Einiosaurus

Late CretaceousHerbivore

A ceratopsian with a single forward curving nose horn often compared to a bottle opener. T...

4.5m · 1t

Euoplocephalus

Late CretaceousHerbivore

One of the best known armored dinosaurs with over 40 specimens including complete skeleton...

5.5m · 3t

Gigantoraptor

Late CretaceousOmnivore

A colossal oviraptorosaur, dozens of times heavier than its closest known relatives. It st...

8m · 2t

Gorgosaurus

Late CretaceousCarnivore

A lightly built tyrannosaurid, faster than its neighbor Daspletosaurus. Hundreds of specim...

8.5m · 3t

Hadrosaurus

Late CretaceousHerbivore

The first dinosaur skeleton ever mounted for public display, unveiled in Philadelphia in 1...

8m · 3t

Lambeosaurus

Late CretaceousHerbivore

A crested hadrosaur whose hatchet shaped crest projected forward from the skull. Looping n...

7.5m · 3t

Mapusaurus

Late CretaceousCarnivore

A giant carcharodontosaurid found in a bonebed with at least seven individuals of differen...

11m · 6t

Ornithomimus

Late CretaceousOmnivore

An ostrich mimic with a toothless beak. Adults show quill knobs on the arms, and juveniles...

3.8m · 170kg

Pachyrhinosaurus

Late CretaceousHerbivore

A horned dinosaur whose nose horn became a thick flattened bony boss. Herds of thousands m...

6m · 2t

Panoplosaurus

Late CretaceousHerbivore

A tank like nodosaur wrapped in bands of interlocking armor from neck to tail. Large spike...

5.5m · 2t

Pentaceratops

Late CretaceousHerbivore

Holds one of the longest dinosaur skulls ever measured, nearly 3 meters including the fril...

6.5m · 3t

Saichania

Late CretaceousHerbivore

A Mongolian ankylosaur built for a harsh semi arid habitat. Elaborate nasal passages may h...

5.5m · 2t

Saltasaurus

Late CretaceousHerbivore

The first sauropod ever found with body armor, stunning scientists who thought only ankylo...

8.5m · 3t

Shantungosaurus

Late CretaceousHerbivore

The largest duck billed dinosaur ever found, stretching past 15 meters, longer than a scho...

15m · 8t

Sinoceratops

Late CretaceousHerbivore

The first big horned dinosaur discovered in China. Skin impressions on its frill are the f...

5.5m · 2t

Stegoceras

Late CretaceousHerbivore/Omnivore

A small dome headed dinosaur with a skull roof of thick solid bone. Whether it butted head...

2.5m · 20kg

Struthiomimus

Late CretaceousOmnivore

An ostrich mimic immortalized in a famous early painting standing alert like a bird, radic...

4m · 170kg

Tarbosaurus

Late CretaceousCarnivore

The Asian cousin of T. rex and the second largest tyrannosaurid. Its jaw locked more rigid...

11m · 5t

Torosaurus

Late CretaceousHerbivore

Bore one of the longest skulls of any land animal, nearly 3 meters with its immense frill....

8m · 5t

Zuniceratops

Late CretaceousHerbivore

The oldest horned dinosaur in North America with true brow horns. Discovered by the young ...

3m · 200kg