before 1900
popular
largest
triassic
newest (as of May 2026)
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the first dinosaur ever discovered

what is megalosaurus?

100

the most famous dinosaur ever

what is tyrannosaurus Rex (or t rex)?

100

largest bird ever

what is the moa?

100

the earliest theropod

what is herrerasaurus?

100

a new sauropod found in thailand

what is nagatitan?

200

he discovered over 500 animals and over 80 dinosaurs

who is Othniel Charles Marsh?

200

the most famous hadrosaur

what is iguanodon?

200

the largest raptor

what is utahraptor?

200

the earliest dinosaur (probably)

what is eoraptor?

200

the direct ancestor of all North American tyrannosaurs, and some Asian ones too

what is khankhuuluu?

300

the person who discovered the 2nd earliest discovered dinosaur

who is Gideon Mantell?

300

the only dinosaur in Jurassic park that is smaller in the movie than it's real life counterpart

what is dilophosaurus?

300

the largest non-sauropod dinosaur

what is shantungosaurus?

300

the largest triassic dinosaur (an herbivore)

what is ingentia?

300

the second (and only other) species of an aquatic dinosaur, with a crest

what is spinosaurus mirabilis?

400

he discovered over 1000 animals, and over 50 dinosaurs

who is Edward Drinker Cope?

400

likely the most popular Jurassic dinosaur

what is brachiosaurus?

400

the 2 dinosaurs that could be the largest theropod

what are tyrannosaurus and giganotosaurus?

400

the group that contains sauropods and prosauropods

what is sauropodomorpha?

400

a recently discovered iguanodontid on the isle of wight

what is istiorachis?

500

the race to uncover the most dinosaurs, and therefore glory

what are the bone wars?

500

the dinosaur with the second most fossils ever found

what is parasaurolophus?

500

probably the largest dinosaur ever

what is argentinosaurus?

500

of the following, this one is NOT a dinosaur

eoraptor, saurosuchus, plateosaurus, and liliensternus

what is saurosuchus?