Dinosaurs and other fossils found in North Carolina
The Paleobiology Database records 762 fossil occurrences of 276 genera in North Carolina, United States, including 4 dinosaur genera. Every fossil site is shown on the map; colours show the main group found there. States are as recorded by the Paleobiology Database for each fossil collection.
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What dinosaurs have been found in North Carolina?
The Paleobiology Database records 4 dinosaur genera from North Carolina. Those with the most fossil records there are Ornithomimus, Gorgosaurus, Hadrosaurus.
Dinosaurs found in North Carolina (4 genera)
Ornithomimus, Gorgosaurus, Hadrosaurus and 1 more genera without a page here: Grallator.
Prehistoric birds (62 genera)
Morus, Larus, Puffinus, Ardenna, Gavia, Phoebastria, Stercorarius, Haematopus, Calonectris, Phalacrocorax, Anas, Branta, Buteo, Ciconia, Fratercula, Bucephala, Melanitta, Podiceps, Uria, Procellaria, Spatula, Pelagornis, Cygnus, Corvus, Pelecanus, Phoenicopterus, Grus, Numenius, Ardea, Mergus, Gallinago, Calidris, Aythya, Tringa, Balearica, Diomedea, Thalasseus, Eudocimus, Pachyptila, Bulweria, Mareca, Antigone, Pandion, Cerorhinca, Neophrontops, Colymboides · 16 more genera recorded.
Mosasaurs (5 genera)
Mosasaurus, Tylosaurus, Platecarpus, Prognathodon · 1 more genera recorded.
Crocodile relatives (15 genera)
Leidyosuchus, Postosuchus · 13 more genera recorded.
Early tetrapods & amphibians (1 genera)
1 more genera recorded.
Pre-mammals (synapsids) (5 genera)
5 more genera recorded.
Ice Age & later mammals (87 genera)
Ontocetus, Pachycetus, Eschrichtius, Ankylorhiza, Bootherium, Ninoziphius, Mammut, Balaenoptera, Squalodon, Borophagus, Orycterocetus, Albertocetus, Echovenator, Tursiops, Gomphotherium, Kogia, Balaena, Kentriodon, Protosiren, Balaenula, Herpetocetus, Physeterula, Homiphoca, Trichechus, Mesoplodon, Daeodon, Cetotherium, Cuvieronius, Menoceras, Anchitherium, Palaeocastor, Cynthiacetus, Odobenus, Archaeohippus, Scaldicetus, Hemiauchenia, Neohipparion, Amphictis, Bohaskaia, Paratoceras, Cimolomys, Leptophoca, Meherrinia, Pseudhipparion, Xiphiacetus, Crenatocetus, Crenatosiren, Pontoporia, Araeodelphis, Auroracetus, Kogiopsis, Nexuotapirus, Xenorophus, Aprixokogia, Pliopontos, Miminiacetus · 31 more genera recorded.
Ancient fish & sharks (88 genera)
Carcharodon, Plicatoscyllium, Otodus, Archaeolamna · 84 more genera recorded.
Ammonites & nautiloids (5 genera)
Baculites · 4 more genera recorded.
Ediacaran & Cambrian life (4 genera)
4 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).