A dinosaur book
Every dinosaur ever
1,425 dinosaur names, from the first scientific one in 1824 to new ones in 2026. Open any page to see what it ate, how big it was, and when it lived. Or take the quiz.
- Names
- 1,425
- Species
- 1,510
- Still used
- 1,247
- Have a length
- 1,168
Living birds are dinosaurs too. This book is the older dinosaur names, the ones that were not birds.
Play
Three quiz levels
Start with famous faces, then try when they lived and who was longer. You get the reason after every tap, right or wrong.
Make
Worksheets and colouring
Print a colouring page, or fill in a sheet about food, size, and names. You can check the answers here.
Record holders
These are the biggest or oldest numbers written in the list. Some old size guesses are probably too big. Tap a card to read the real page.
Stars of the show
Full catalog
Theropod
Tyrannosaurus
Tyrannosaurus rex
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) · roughly 72.2 to 66 million years ago
Ceratopsian
Triceratops
Triceratops horridus
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) · roughly 72.2 to 66 million years ago
Stegosaur
Stegosaurus
Stegosaurus stenops
Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian · Tithonian) · roughly 154.8 to 143.1 million years ago
Sauropod
Brachiosaurus
Brachiosaurus altithorax
Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian · Tithonian) · roughly 154.8 to 143.1 million years ago
Theropod
Velociraptor
Velociraptor mongoliensis
Late Cretaceous (Campanian) · roughly 83.6 to 72.2 million years ago
Theropod
Spinosaurus
Spinosaurus aegyptiacus
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) · roughly 100.5 to 93.9 million years ago
Ankylosaur
Ankylosaurus
Ankylosaurus magniventris
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) · roughly 72.2 to 66 million years ago
Ornithopod
Parasaurolophus
Parasaurolophus walkeri
Late Cretaceous (Campanian) · roughly 83.6 to 72.2 million years ago