Dinosaurs and other fossils found in Lincolnshire
The Paleobiology Database records 38 fossil occurrences of 23 genera in Lincolnshire, United Kingdom, including 1 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).
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 fossils have been found in Lincolnshire?
The genera with the most fossil records in Lincolnshire include Tursiops, Pliosaurus, Balaena, Ichthyosaurus, Ophthalmosaurus, Dactylioceras.
Dinosaurs found in Lincolnshire (1 genera)
Cetiosaurus.
Ichthyosaurs (2 genera)
Ichthyosaurus, Ophthalmosaurus.
Plesiosaurs & kin (1 genera)
Ice Age & later mammals (3 genera)
Tursiops, Balaena · 1 more genera recorded.
Ammonites & nautiloids (16 genera)
Dactylioceras · 15 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).