This is a list of dinosaurs whose remains have been recovered from Australia or Antarctica.
Criteria for inclusion The genus must appear on the List of dinosaur genera. At least one named species 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.
List of Australian and Antarctic dinosaurs
Valid genera
Name Year Formation Location Notes Images Antarctopelta 2006 Snow Hill Island Formation (Late Cretaceous, Maastrichtian) Antarctica Possessed unusual caudal vertebrae that may have supported a "macuahuitl" as in Stegouros Atlascopcosaurus 1989 Eumeralla Formation (Early Cretaceous, Aptian to Albian) Only known from remains of jaws and teeth Australotitan 2021 Winton Formation (Late Cretaceous, Cenomanian to Turonian) The largest dinosaur known from Australia, comparable in size to large South American dinosaurs. Potentially a synonym of the contemporary Diamantinasaurus Australovenator 2009 Winton Formation (Late Cretaceous, Cenomanian) Analysis of its arms suggests it was well-adapted to grasping Austrosaurus 1933 Allaru Formation (Early Cretaceous, Albian) Its holotype was found associated with marine shells Cryolophosaurus 1994 Hanson Formation (Early Jurassic, Pliensbachian) Antarctica Had a distinctive "pompadour" crest that spanned the head from side to side Diamantinasaurus 2009 Winton Formation (Late Cretaceous, Cenomanian) May have been closely related to South American titanosaurs, suggesting they dispersed to Australia via Antarctica Diluvicursor 2018 Eumeralla Formation (Early Cretaceous, Albian) Lived in a prehistoric floodplain close to a high energy river Fostoria 2019 Griman Creek Formation (Late Cretaceous, Cenomanian) Four individuals have been found in association Fulgurotherium 1932 Griman Creek Formation (Late Cretaceous, Cenomanian) Fragmentary, but may have been an elasmarian Galleonosaurus 2019 Wonthaggi Formation (Early Cretaceous, Barremian) Its upper jaw bone resembles a galleon when turned upside down Glacialisaurus 2007 Hanson Formation (Early Jurassic, Pliensbachian) Antarctica Basal yet survived late enough to coexist with true sauropods Imperobator 2019 Snow Hill Island Formation (Late Cretaceous, Maastrichtian) Antarctica Initially described as a basal paravian although it may potentially be a unenlagiine Kakuru 1980 Bulldog Shale (Early Cretaceous, Aptian) Poorly known Kunbarrasaurus 2015 Allaru Formation, Toolebuc Formation (Early Cretaceous, Albian) Preserves stomach contents containing ferns, fruit and seeds Leaellynasaura 1989 Eumeralla Formation (Early Cretaceous, Aptian to Albian) One referred specimen has an extremely long tail. If it does belong to this genus, it would be three times as long as the rest of the body Minmi 1980 Bungil Formation (Early Cretaceous, Aptian) Had long legs for an ankylosaur, possibly to help it run into bushes for protection Morrosaurus 2016 Snow Hill Island Formation (Late Cretaceous, Maastrichtian) Antarctica Closely related to Australian and South American ornithopods Muttaburrasaurus 1981 Allaru Formation, Mackunda Formation (Early Cretaceous to Late Cretaceous, Albian to Cenomanian) Possessed a short oval bump on its snout originally thought to have been a sound chamber although it is now believed to belong to a modified premaxilla Ozraptor 1998 Colalura Sandstone (Middle Jurassic, Bajocian) Potentially the oldest known abelisauroidRauhut, O.W.M. (2005). "Post-cranial remains of 'coelurosaurs' (Dinosauria, Theropoda) from the Late Jurassic of Tanzania". Geological Magazine 142 (1): 97–107 Qantassaurus 1999 Wonthaggi Formation (Early Cretaceous, Barremian) Distinguished from other contemporary ornithopods by its relatively short dentary Rapator 1932 Griman Creek Formation (Late Cretaceous, Cenomanian) Known from only a metacarpal Rhoetosaurus 1926 Walloon Coal Measures (Late Jurassic, Oxfordian) Retains four claws on its hind feet, a basal trait Savannasaurus 2016 Winton Formation (Late Cretaceous, Cenomanian to Turonian) May have spent more time near water than other sauropods Serendipaceratops 2003 Wonthaggi Formation (Early Cretaceous, Aptian) Possessed a robust ulna similar to that of ceratopsians and ankylosaurs, but was likely a member of the latter group Timimus 1993 Eumeralla Formation (Early Cretaceous, Albian) Potentially a tyrannosauroid.Rafael Delcourt; Orlando Nelson Grillo (2018). "Tyrannosauroids from the Southern Hemisphere: Implications for biogeography, evolution, and taxonomy". Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. in press. doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2018.09.003. If so, it would be one of the few Gondwanan members of that group Trinisaura 2013 Snow Hill Island Formation (Late Cretaceous, Campanian) Antarctica The first ornithopod named from Antarctica Weewarrasaurus 2018 Griman Creek Formation (Late Cretaceous, Cenomanian) Unusually, its fossils were preserved in opal Wintonotitan 2009 Winton Formation (Late Cretaceous, Cenomanian) More gracile than other contemporary titanosaurs
Invalid and potentially valid genera
Agrosaurus macgillivrayi: Although originally reported as being from Australia, it may actually be from Europe, possibly being synonymous with Thecodontosaurus. "Allosaurus robustus": Originally described as a new species of Allosaurus, but may actually represent a megaraptoran or abelisauroid. "Biscoveosaurus": Said to be a large ornithopod contemporary with Morrosaurus. Walgettosuchus woodwardi: It has been considered synonymous with Rapator, but too little is known of both genera to be certain.
Timeline This is a timeline of selected dinosaurs from the list above. Time is measured in Ma, megaannum, along the x-axis.
See also List of birds of Australia List of birds of Antarctica
References