List of Australian and Antarctic dinosaurs

This is a list of dinosaurs whose remains have been recovered from Australia or Antarctica.

List of Australian and Antarctic dinosaurs

Name Period Location Diet[1] Notes
Antarctopelta Late Cretaceous Antarctica herbivore —
Atlascopcosaurus Early Cretaceous Australia herbivore —
Australovenator Early-Late Cretaceous Australia carnivore —
Austrosaurus Early Cretaceous Australia herbivore —
Cryolophosaurus Early Jurassic Antarctica carnivore —
Diamantinasaurus Late Cretaceous Australia herbivore —
Fulgurotherium Early Cretaceous Australia herbivore —
Glacialisaurus Early Jurassic Antarctica omnivore —
Kakuru Early Cretaceous Australia omnivore —
Kunbarrasaurus Early Cretaceous Australia herbivore —
Leaellynasaura Early Cretaceous Australia herbivore —
Minmi Early Cretaceous Australia herbivore Two good specimens
Morrosaurus Late Cretaceous Antarctica herbivore —
Muttaburrasaurus Early Cretaceous Australia herbivore —
Ozraptor Middle Jurassic Australia carnivore —
Qantassaurus Early Cretaceous Australia herbivore —
Rapator Early Cretaceous Australia carnivore —
Rhoetosaurus Middle Jurassic Australia herbivore —
Savannasaurus Late Cretaceous Australia herbivore —
Serendipaceratops Early Cretaceous Australia herbivore —
Timimus Early Cretaceous Australia omnivore —
Trinisaura Late Cretaceous Antarctica herbivore —
Walgettosuchus Early Cretaceous Australia carnivore —
Wintonotitan Early Cretaceous Australia herbivore —

Agrosaurus is a nomen dubium or a junior synonym of Thecodontosaurus. It is no longer considered an Australian genus.

Key

Nomen dubium
Invalid
Nomen nudum

Criteria for inclusion

Timeline

This is a timeline of selected dinosaurs from the list above. Time is measured in Ma, megaannum, along the x-axis.

Mesozoic Triassic Jurassic Cretaceous Wintonotitan Timimus Serendipaceratops Rhoetosaurus Rapator Qantassaurus Ozraptor Muttaburrasaurus Minmi (dinosaur) Leaellynasaura Kakuru Glacialisaurus Diamantinasaurus Cryolophosaurus Austrosaurus Australovenator Atlascopcosaurus Antarctopelta Mesozoic Triassic Jurassic Cretaceous

Notes

  1. ↑ Diet is sometimes hard to determine for dinosaurs and should be considered a "best guess"
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