Dinosaurs and other fossils found in the Isle of Wight
The Paleobiology Database records 792 fossil occurrences of 168 genera in the Isle of Wight, United Kingdom, including 27 dinosaur genera. Every fossil site is shown on the map; colours show the main group found there. Counties are modern administrative areas, assigned from each collection’s coordinates using Natural Earth boundaries (public domain).
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What dinosaurs have been found in the Isle of Wight?
The Paleobiology Database records 27 dinosaur genera from the Isle of Wight. Those with the most fossil records there are Iguanodon, Hypsilophodon, Baryonyx, Megalosaurus, Hylaeosaurus, Neovenator.
Dinosaurs found in the Isle of Wight (27 genera)
Iguanodon, Hypsilophodon, Baryonyx, Megalosaurus, Hylaeosaurus, Neovenator, Eotyrannus, Ceratosuchops, Riparovenator, Vectaerovenator, Vectiraptor, Eubrontes and 15 more genera without a page here: Aristosuchus, Brighstoneus, Calamosaurus, Cetiosaurus, Comptonatus, Invictibellatrix, Istiorachis, Mantellisaurus, Oplosaurus, Ornithopsis, Polacanthus, Valdosaurus, Vectidromeus, Vectipelta, Yaverlandia.
Pterosaurs (8 genera)
Caulkicephalus, Ornithocheirus, Ornithodesmus, Wightia · 4 more genera recorded.
Plesiosaurs & kin (1 genera)
Crocodile relatives (7 genera)
Bernissartia · 6 more genera recorded.
Ice Age & later mammals (50 genera)
Palaeotherium, Amphiperatherium, Anoplotherium, Plagiolophus, Dichodon, Dichobune, Eobaatar, Xiphodon, Pseudoltinomys, Cynodictis, Heterohyus, Pterodon, Amphirhagatherium, Diplobune, Microchoerus, Gobiconodon, Steneofiber, Peratherium, Ronzotherium, Pseudoloris · 30 more genera recorded.
Ancient fish & sharks (32 genera)
32 more genera recorded.
Ammonites & nautiloids (43 genera)
43 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).