Dinosaurs and other fossils found in PL
The Paleobiology Database records 2,171 fossil occurrences of 633 genera in PL, including 22 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 PL?
The Paleobiology Database records 22 dinosaur genera from PL. Those with the most fossil records there are Anomoepus, Parabrontopodus, Wildeichnus, Megalosaurus, Eubrontes, Velociraptorichnus.
Dinosaurs found in PL (22 genera)
Anomoepus, Parabrontopodus, Wildeichnus, Megalosaurus, Eubrontes, Velociraptorichnus and 16 more genera without a page here: Anchisauripus, Atreipus, Brontopodus, Carmelopodus, Dinehichnus, Grallator, Hadrosauropodus, Irenesauripus, Kalosauropus, Kayentapus, Megalosauripus, Saurexallopus, Shenmuichnus, Stenonyx, Velocipes, Wintonopus.
Prehistoric birds (6 genera)
Aviraptor, Sobniogallus, Winnicavis · 3 more genera recorded.
Pterosaurs (1 genera)
Ichthyosaurs (3 genera)
Platypterygius, Omphalosaurus · 1 more genera recorded.
Plesiosaurs & kin (9 genera)
Cymatosaurus, Nothosaurus, Placodus, Pliosaurus · 5 more genera recorded.
Mosasaurs (4 genera)
Mosasaurus, Prognathodon · 2 more genera recorded.
Crocodile relatives (18 genera)
Tomistoma · 17 more genera recorded.
Early tetrapods & amphibians (14 genera)
Metoposaurus, Cyclotosaurus, Parotosuchus, Osteophorus, Batrachosuchoides, Limnopus, Mentosaurus · 7 more genera recorded.
Pre-mammals (synapsids) (5 genera)
5 more genera recorded.
Ice Age & later mammals (141 genera)
Sorex, Myotis, Beremendia, Mimomys, Rhinolophus, Sciurus, Erinaceus, Glirulus, Tamias, Talpa, Paenelimnoecus, Desmana, Miopetaurista, Mustela, Aceratherium, Anchitherium, Brachypotherium, Galemys, Hypolagus, Steneofiber, Conohyus, Apodemus, Gomphotherium, Neomys, Blarinella, Episoriculus, Dorcatherium, Neurotrichus, Croizetoceros, Dinosorex, Felis, Cervus, Basilosaurus, Meles, Suncus, Chalicotherium, Dicrostonyx, Sciurotamias, Eucladoceros, Pseudaelurus, Soriculus, Trogontherium, Miopanthera, Alopecocyon, Dihoplus, Palaeomeryx, Pinocetus, Baranomys, Pliomys, Rhagapodemus, Eurolagus · 90 more genera recorded.
Ancient fish & sharks (97 genera)
Protospinax, Carcharodon, Keasius, Otodus, Gansuselache · 92 more genera recorded.
Ammonites & nautiloids (180 genera)
Orthoceras, Parkinsonia, Hecticoceras · 177 more genera recorded.
Trilobites & sea scorpions (77 genera)
Liobole, Pterygotus, Calymene, Brongniartella, Raphiophorus · 72 more genera recorded.
Ediacaran & Cambrian life (56 genera)
Paradoxides, Skara · 54 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).