List of Australian and Antarctic dinosaurs

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

Key

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List of Australian and Antarctic dinosaurs

Name Period Location Diet Notes Image
Antarctopelta Late Cretaceous Antarctica herbivore The first non-avian dinosaur found in Antarctica, but not the first named.
Atlascopcosaurus Early Cretaceous Australia herbivore Named after the Atlas Copco company for funding the dig that found its fossils.
Australovenator Early-Late Cretaceous Australia carnivore The most complete predatory dinosaur found in Australia.
Austrosaurus Early Cretaceous Australia herbivore A sauropod.
Cryolophosaurus Early Jurassic Antarctica carnivore The first non-avian dinosaur named from Antarctica.
Diamantinasaurus Late Cretaceous Australia herbivore Named after the Australian folk song "Waltzing Matilda".
Diluvicursor Early Cretaceous Australia herbivore It may have lived in a floodplain with a high-energy river when alive.
Fostoria Cretaceous Australia herbivore Described in 2019, this basal iguanodont may have lived in herds.
Fulgurotherium Early Cretaceous Australia herbivore A possibly dubious ornithischian.
Galleonosaurus Early Cretaceous Australia herbivore A basal ornithopod.
Glacialisaurus Early Jurassic Antarctica herbivore A basal sauropodomorph that coexisted with true sauropods (undescribed).
Imperobator Late Cretaceous Antarctica carnivore A large stem Paravian.
Kakuru Early Cretaceous Australia ? Known from only a shinbone.
Kunbarrasaurus Early Cretaceous Australia herbivore Formerly assigned to Minmi.
Leaellynasaura Early Cretaceous Australia herbivore An ornithischian with a tail three times its body length.
Minmi Early Cretaceous Australia herbivore Known from one fragmentary specimen; a second, more complete specimen was transferred to Kunbarrasaurus.
Morrosaurus Late Cretaceous Antarctica herbivore An iguanodont; a member of Elasmaria.
Muttaburrasaurus Early Cretaceous Australia herbivore A large rhabdodontomorph.
Ozraptor Middle Jurassic Australia carnivore Possibly an early abelisauroid.
Qantassaurus Early Cretaceous Australia herbivore Named after the airline company Qantas.
Rapator Early Cretaceous Australia carnivore Possibly a megaraptoran.
Rhoetosaurus Middle Jurassic Australia herbivore Along with Ozraptor, it is one of the oldest known Australian dinosaurs.
Savannasaurus Late Cretaceous Australia herbivore A recently-discovered titanosaur.
Serendipaceratops Early Cretaceous Australia herbivore Possibly a ceratopsian. If so, it would be one of the few known ceratopsians from the Southern Hemisphere.
Timimus Early Cretaceous Australia ? A coelurosaur of uncertain classification; it may be a tyrannosauroid.
Trinisaura Late Cretaceous Antarctica herbivore An iguanodont; a member of Elasmaria.
Walgettosuchus Early Cretaceous Australia carnivore Possibly invalid.
Weewarrasaurus Late Cretaceous Australia herbivore Known from a jawbone that has turned to opal.
Wintonotitan Early Cretaceous Australia herbivore A large sauropod that coexisted with Diamantinasaurus.

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

Criteria for inclusion

  • The creature must appear on the List of dinosaur genera.
  • Fossils of the creature must have been found in Australia or Antarctica.
  • This list is a complement to Category:Dinosaurs of Australia and Category:Dinosaurs of Antarctica.

Timeline

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

MesozoicTriassicJurassicCretaceousWintonotitanWeewarrasaurusTrinisauraTimimusRhoetosaurusRapatorQantassaurusOzraptorMuttaburrasaurusLeaellynasauraKakuruGlacialisaurusDiluvicursorDiamantinasaurusCryolophosaurusAustrosaurusAustralovenatorAntarctopeltaMesozoicTriassicJurassicCretaceous

See also

Notes

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