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Selected PBDB-backed mapped records across the atlas animals.
1665 selected mapped records
Modern discovery locations, not a complete fossil count.
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First collection
35 animals, selected source-backed records
Theropod dinosaur
Tyrannosaurus rex
Late Cretaceous - 68-66 Ma
92 selected mapped records
Ceratopsian dinosaur
Triceratops
Late Cretaceous - 68-66 Ma
136 selected mapped records
Dromaeosaurid dinosaur
Velociraptor
Late Cretaceous - 75-71 Ma
6 selected mapped records
Stegosaurian dinosaur
Stegosaurus
Late Jurassic - 155-145 Ma
70 selected mapped records
Spinosaurid dinosaur
Spinosaurus
Early to Late Cretaceous - 106-94 Ma
24 selected mapped records
Theropod dinosaur
Allosaurus
Late Jurassic · 155-145 Ma
205 selected mapped records
Sauropod dinosaur
Diplodocus
Late Jurassic · 155-145 Ma
311 selected mapped records
Sauropod dinosaur
Apatosaurus
Late Jurassic · 155-145 Ma
64 selected mapped records
Armored dinosaur
Ankylosaurus
Late Cretaceous · 68-66 Ma
31 selected mapped records
Hadrosaur dinosaur
Edmontosaurus
Late Cretaceous · 73-66 Ma
55 selected mapped records
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Dome-headed dinosaur
Pachycephalosaurus
Late Cretaceous · 68-66 Ma
12 selected mapped records
Ceratopsian dinosaur
Protoceratops
Late Cretaceous · 75-71 Ma
13 selected mapped records
Oviraptorosaur dinosaur
Oviraptor
Late Cretaceous · 75-71 Ma
2 selected mapped records
Theropod dinosaur
Carcharodontosaurus
Late Cretaceous · 100-94 Ma
12 selected mapped records
Spinosaurid dinosaur
Suchomimus
Early Cretaceous · 125-112 Ma
1 selected mapped records
Sauropod dinosaur
Brachiosaurus
Late Jurassic - 154-145 Ma
19 selected mapped records
Sauropod dinosaur
Camarasaurus
Late Jurassic - 155-145 Ma
137 selected mapped records
Theropod dinosaur
Ceratosaurus
Late Jurassic - 153-145 Ma
24 selected mapped records
Hadrosaur dinosaur
Parasaurolophus
Late Cretaceous - 76-73 Ma
18 selected mapped records
Ceratopsian dinosaur
Centrosaurus
Late Cretaceous - 76-75 Ma
18 selected mapped records
Hadrosaur dinosaur
Corythosaurus
Late Cretaceous - 77-75 Ma
11 selected mapped records
Theropod dinosaur
Gorgosaurus
Late Cretaceous - 76-75 Ma
10 selected mapped records
Theropod dinosaur
Tarbosaurus
Late Cretaceous - 70-66 Ma
27 selected mapped records
Ornithopod dinosaur
Iguanodon
Early Cretaceous - 126-113 Ma
308 selected mapped records
Dromaeosaur dinosaur
Deinonychus
Early Cretaceous - 115-108 Ma
17 selected mapped records
Theropod dinosaur
Carnotaurus
Late Cretaceous - 72-69 Ma
1 selected mapped records
Theropod dinosaur
Dilophosaurus
Early Jurassic - 193-183 Ma
4 selected mapped records
Theropod dinosaur
Giganotosaurus
Late Cretaceous - 99-95 Ma
1 selected mapped records
Sauropod dinosaur
Argentinosaurus
Late Cretaceous - 97-93 Ma
1 selected mapped records
Therizinosaur dinosaur
Therizinosaurus
Late Cretaceous - 70-66 Ma
1 selected mapped records
Ornithomimid dinosaur
Gallimimus
Late Cretaceous - 70-66 Ma
15 selected mapped records
Spinosaurid dinosaur
Baryonyx
Early Cretaceous - 130-125 Ma
11 selected mapped records
Dromaeosaur dinosaur
Utahraptor
Early Cretaceous - 135-125 Ma
2 selected mapped records
Dromaeosaur dinosaur
Microraptor
Early Cretaceous - 125-120 Ma
3 selected mapped records
Avialan dinosaur
Archaeopteryx
Late Jurassic - 151-148 Ma
3 selected mapped records
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Fossil hotspots
Hell Creek Formation
Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming, USA
A latest Cretaceous rock unit across the northern Great Plains, famous for preserving Tyrannosaurus rex, Triceratops, and other vertebrates close to the end-Cretaceous extinction interval.
Morrison Formation
Western United States
A widespread Late Jurassic rock unit across the western United States, known for classic dinosaur quarry records including Stegosaurus and many sauropod and theropod fossils.
Flaming Cliffs
Omnogovi Province, Mongolia
A celebrated Gobi Desert fossil area associated with Djadokhta Formation discoveries, including Velociraptor and other Late Cretaceous desert animals.
Lance Formation
Eastern Wyoming and the northern Great Plains, USA
A latest Cretaceous rock unit of the northern Great Plains, deposited in the final million years before the end-Cretaceous extinction. The Lance is a classic source of Triceratops and Tyrannosaurus rex material and is closely comparable to the neighbouring Hell Creek Formation.
Denver Formation
Front Range, Colorado, USA
A latest Cretaceous to early Paleocene unit along Colorado's Front Range, built from sediment shed off the rising ancestral Rocky Mountains. Its uppermost Cretaceous beds preserve Tyrannosaurus rex and Triceratops close to the end-Cretaceous extinction.
Frenchman Formation
Southern Saskatchewan, Canada
The youngest Cretaceous dinosaur-bearing unit of the Canadian prairies, exposed across southern Saskatchewan. The Frenchman Formation has yielded Triceratops and Tyrannosaurus rex, including the well-known 'Scotty' specimen, right up to the extinction boundary.
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Kem Kem Group
Errachidia and Tafilalt, southeastern Morocco
A Cretaceous (Cenomanian) sequence of red beds along the Algeria–Morocco border, famous for an unusually rich predatory dinosaur and crocodyliform fauna. The Kem Kem is the source of much of the Moroccan Spinosaurus material.
Echkar Formation
Agadez Region, Niger
A mid-Cretaceous Niger formation context for the Iullemmeden Basin and nearby Saharan dinosaur records. Fossil Atlas groups Echkar-region records with related Niger spinosaurid context, including the Suchomimus record from the Elrhaz Formation.
Dinosaur Park Formation
Alberta, Canada
A Late Cretaceous unit in southern Alberta that preserves one of the richest dinosaur assemblages in North America, including hadrosaurs, ceratopsians, and tyrannosaurids.
Judith River Formation
Montana, USA and southern Alberta, Canada
A Late Cretaceous formation of the northern Western Interior, important for ceratopsian, hadrosaur, and theropod fossil records.
Kirtland Formation
New Mexico, USA
A Late Cretaceous formation in the San Juan Basin that gives Fossil Atlas a southwestern North America thread for hadrosaur and theropod records.
Nemegt Formation
Gobi Desert, Mongolia
A latest Cretaceous Mongolian formation known for large theropods, sauropods, ornithomimosaurs, and other Gobi Desert fossils.
Tendaguru Formation
Lindi Region, Tanzania
A famous Late Jurassic East African dinosaur formation with sauropod, stegosaur, and theropod records that broaden the atlas beyond North America.
Lourinha Formation
Western Portugal
A Late Jurassic Portuguese formation with dinosaur records that are often compared with Morrison-age Jurassic ecosystems.
Wealden Group
Southern England, United Kingdom
An Early Cretaceous British rock sequence central to early dinosaur science, including Iguanodon and related ornithopod records.
Cedar Mountain Formation
Utah and Colorado, USA
An Early Cretaceous western US formation that bridges Jurassic-style faunas and later Cretaceous ecosystems.
Cloverly Formation
Montana and Wyoming, USA
An Early Cretaceous formation best known in Fossil Atlas for linking Deinonychus records with broader North American dinosaur context.
Antlers Formation
Oklahoma and Texas, USA
An Early Cretaceous southern Great Plains formation that adds a compact predator-and-sauropod context to the atlas.
Kayenta Formation
Arizona, USA
An Early Jurassic formation of the Colorado Plateau that preserves Dilophosaurus records and other early Mesozoic fossil context.
Jiufotang Formation
Liaoning, China
An Early Cretaceous Jehol Biota formation known for exceptionally preserved feathered dinosaurs, birds, and lake-margin fossils.
Solnhofen Limestone
Bavaria, Germany
A Late Jurassic limestone deposit famous for fine-grained lagoon preservation, including Archaeopteryx and other delicate fossils.
Fossil Atlas currently displays 1665 selected mapped records from PBDB-backed records plus manual curation labels.