Dinosaurs and other fossils found in CH
The Paleobiology Database records 3,061 fossil occurrences of 478 genera in CH, including 16 dinosaur genera. Every fossil site is shown on the map; colours show the main group found there. Countries are as recorded by the Paleobiology Database for each fossil collection.
Dots are fossil collections in the Paleobiology Database on today’s map, merged where closer than about 5 km. See them on the ancient Earth →
What dinosaurs have been found in CH?
The Paleobiology Database records 16 dinosaur genera from CH. Those with the most fossil records there are Parabrontopodus, Plateosaurus, Eubrontes.
Dinosaurs found in CH (16 genera)
Parabrontopodus, Plateosaurus, Eubrontes and 13 more genera without a page here: Amanzia, Breviparopus, Brontopodus, Caririchnium, Carmelopodus, Grallator, Gresslyosaurus, Jurabrontes, Liliensternus, Megalosauripus, Notatesseraeraptor, Schleitheimia, Tetrasauropus.
Prehistoric birds (1 genera)
Pterosaurs (3 genera)
Eudimorphodon, Raeticodactylus, Caviramus.
Ichthyosaurs (11 genera)
Mixosaurus, Ichthyosaurus, Platypterygius, Leptonectes, Besanosaurus, Wimanius, Argovisaurus · 4 more genera recorded.
Plesiosaurs & kin (9 genera)
Neusticosaurus, Nothosaurus · 7 more genera recorded.
Crocodile relatives (12 genera)
Teleosaurus · 11 more genera recorded.
Pre-mammals (synapsids) (1 genera)
1 more genera recorded.
Early mammals (4 genera)
Morganucodon · 3 more genera recorded.
Ice Age & later mammals (231 genera)
Prolagus, Palaeotherium, Galerix, Mixtotherium, Dichodon, Schizodelphis, Lophiodon, Steneofiber, Dacrytherium, Dinosorex, Pseudamphimeryx, Necrolemur, Heterohyus, Cebochoerus, Gomphotherium, Metaxytherium, Cainotherium, Ronzotherium, Plagiolophus, Amphiperatherium, Catodontherium, Hyrachyus, Adapis, Eomys, Paratapirus, Eurolagus, Anthracotherium, Anchitherium, Protapirus, Dorcatherium, Hyotherium, Diaceratherium, Amphitragulus, Caenopithecus, Miopetaurista, Dichobune, Haplomeryx, Issiodoromys, Propalaeotherium, Eurohippus, Elomeryx, Amphechinus, Palaeomeryx, Microchoerus, Iberomeryx, Sciurus, Myotis, Hyaenodon, Aceratherium, Squalodon, Kentriodon, Anoplotherium, Cephalogale, Listriodon, Glirulus, Cynohyaenodon, Eggysodon, Anchomomys, Conohyus, Physeterula, Aureliachoerus, Plesiochoffatia, Amphimeryx, Andegameryx, Dremotherium, Pseudoltinomys, Monosaulax, Paenanthracotherium, Forsythia, Talpa, Rhinoceros, Tadarida, Rhinolophus, Amphicyon, Hoplophoneus, Prodeinotherium, Diceratherium, Eotragus, Proviverra, Micromeryx, Cartierodon, Plesictis, Stenogale, Eurotherium, Pseudarctos, Rhizospalax, Semigenetta, Ailuravus, Cadurcotherium, Palaeochoerus, Xiphodon, Diplobune, Lophiaspis, Procervulus, Anchitheriomys, Haplocyon, Periconodon, Pseudoloris, Albanohyus, Microadapis, Nannopithex · 130 more genera recorded.
Ancient fish & sharks (15 genera)
15 more genera recorded.
Ammonites & nautiloids (175 genera)
Rollieria, Hecticoceras, Baculites, Dactylioceras · 171 more genera recorded.
Fossil occurrences: Paleobiology Database (CC0 as reported by the API; CC BY 4.0 policy), downloaded 23 October 2026. Genus pages quote Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).