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List of Dinosaur Names

Looking for a list of names of dinosaurs, and what they mean?

Check out our alphabetical list of names, their meanings, and some other cool kids facts!

Click to jump straight to a list of dinosaurs, or read about how the names came about. The name 'dinosaur' itself means 'terrible lizard'. The name was given to them by Richard Owen, a British Scientist. He studied animal fossils for several years, and belived that the bones came from a new group of animals - a group that at the time was unknown to science. He picked the word dinosaur by combining two Greek words - deinos (which means terrible), and sauros (which means lizard). Many dinosaur fossils are still being discovered. They are normally named by the person who finds them, or by the paleontologist who confirms it is a new type. The name then has to be approved by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. They are often named according to where they were found, or something unusual about them. Sometimes their name reflects the type of dinosaur they are thought to be. Check out the list below to see the meanings of some of the the most common dinosaur names.

List of dinosaur names

Dinosaur Names	Meaning of Name
A
Albertosaurus	Alberta Lizard
Allosaurus	Different Lizard
Ankylosaurus	Stiff Lizard
Apatosaurus	Deceptive Lizard
B
Baryonyx	Heavy Claw
Brachiosaurus	Arm Lizard
C
Camarasaurus	Chambered lizard
Carnotaurus	Meat-eating bull
Coelophysis	Hollow Form
Compsognathus	Elegant Jaw
Corythosaurus	Helmet lizard
D
Deinonychus	Chambered lizard
Diplodocus	Double-beam lizard
E
Edmontosaurus	Lizard from Edmonton
Euoplocephalus	Well-armoured head
G
Gallimimus	Chicken-mimic
Gigantosaurus	Giant Southern Lizard
Giraffatitan	Giraffe Titan
H
Hypsilophodon	High Ridge Tooth
I
Iguanodon	Iguana tooth
J
Janenschia	Named after Werner Janensch
Jobaria	Jobar (a creature of Sahara legends)
K
Kentrosaurus	Spiked lizard
L
Lesothosaurus	Lizard from Lesotho
M
Macrurosaurus	Long Tailed Lizard
Maiasaura	Good Mother lizard
Mamenchisaurus	Mamen Brook Lizard
Megalosaurus	Great Lizard
Minmi	From Minmi Crossing
N
Notoceratops	Southern horned face
O
Ornithomimus	Bird Mimic
Oviraptor	Egg Thief
P
Pachycephalosaurus	Thick headed lizard
Parasaurolophus	Beside Saurolophus (another dinosaur)
Plateosaurus	Flat reptile
Protoceratops	First horned face
Psittacosaurus	Parrot Lizard
R
Riojasaurus	Lizard from Rioja
S
Saurolophus	The ridged lizard
Saurophaganax	Lizard eating master
Seismosaurus	Earth shaking lizard
Spinosaurus	Spine lizard
Stegosaurus	Roofed lizard
Stegoceras	Horned Roof
Styracosaurus	Spiked lizard
T
Triceratops	Three horned Face
Troodon	Wounded tooth
Tyrannosaurus	Tyrant lizard
Tyrannotitan	Tyrant Titan
V
Velociraptor	Quick plunderer
W
Wannanosaurus	Wannano lizard
X
Xiaosaurus	Dawn lizard
Y
Yangchuanosaurus	Yangchuan lizard
Z
Zigongosaurus	Zingong lizard

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