This is a partial list of dinosaurs found in the United Kingdom, arranged alphabetically. [1] [2]
Genus | Picture | Period | Discovery locations and dates |
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Baryonyx |
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Cretaceous (early) | Smokejacks Brickworks,
Waverley, Surrey in 1983
[3]
Ewhurst Brickworks, Walliswood, Surrey in 1997 [4] Redlands Bricks, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex in 1997 [4] Ashdown Brickworks, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex in 2010 [5] |
Becklespinax |
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Cretaceous (early) | Battle, East Sussex in 1856 [6] |
Camptosaurus |
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Jurassic (late) | Chawley Brick Pits, Cumnor Hurst, Oxfordshire in 1880 [7] |
Cetiosauriscus | Jurassic (mid) | New Peterborough Brick Company, Fletton, Cambridgeshire in 1898 [8] | |
Cetiosaurus |
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Jurassic (mid) | 19 sites including:
Stonesfield, Oxfordshire in 1825 [9] Staple-Hill, Wootton, Oxfordshire in 1841 [10] Sarsden, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire in 1888 [11] |
Dacentrurus |
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Jurassic (late) | Swindon Brick and Tile Company, Swindon, Wiltshire in 1874 [12] |
Eotyrannus |
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Cretaceous (early) | Isle of Wight in 1995 [13] |
Eustreptospondylus |
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Jurassic (mid) | Summertown Pit, Wolvercote, Oxfordshire in 1870 [14] |
Hylaeosaurus |
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Cretaceous (early) |
Tilgate Forest,
Cuckfield, West Sussex in 1822
[15]
Stammerham Quarry, Horsham, West Sussex in 1826 [16] Hakesbourne Pit, Rusper, West Sussex in 1842 [17] Bolney, West Sussex in 1851 [18] Ridgeway Hill, Weymouth, Dorset in 1860 [19] Brixton Bay, Isle of Wight in 1874 [20] Ashdown Brickworks, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex in 2010 [21] |
Hypsilophodon |
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Cretaceous (early) |
Cowleaze Chine, Isle of Wight in 1849
[22]
Isle of Wight in 1979 [23] |
Ichthyosaur |
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Triassic to Cretaceous | Over 100 sites including:
First complete skull at Lyme Regis, Dorset in 1811 [24] Complete skeleton at Rutland Water, Rutland in 2021 [25] |
Iguanodon |
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Cretaceous (early) | Over 60 sites including:
First discovery (tooth) at Tilgate Forest, Cuckfield, West Sussex in 1822 [15] |
Mantellisaurus |
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Cretaceous (early) | Rockhill Quarry, Maidstone in 1834
[26]
Atherfield, Isle of Wight in 1917 [27] Smokejacks Brickworks, Waverley, Surrey in 1956 [28] Chilton Chine, Isle of Wight in 1976 [29] Grange Cline, Isle of Wight in 1989 [30] |
Megalosaurus |
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Jurassic (mid) | Over 30 sites including:
Lower femur at Stonesfield, Oxfordshire in 1676 [31] and over 100 further bones there from at least 7 individuals by 1911 [32] |
Metriacanthosaurus |
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Jurassic (late) | Jordan's Cliff, Weymouth, Dorset in 1871 [33] |
Neovenator |
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Cretaceous (early) | Brighstone Bay, Isle of Wight in 1978 [34] |
Pantydraco |
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Jurassic (early) | Pant-y-ffynnon Quarry, Bonvilston, Vale of Glamorgan in 1952 [35] |
Pelorosaurus |
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Cretaceous (early) | Cuckfield Quarry, West Sussex in 1822 [36] |
Polacanthus |
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Cretaceous (early) | 12 sites (9 on Isle of Wight, 2 in Sussex, 1 in Essex) including:
First discovery (partial skeleton) at Barnes High, Isle of Wight in 1865 [38] Another partial skeleton at Barnes High in 1979 [39] |
Proceratosaurus |
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Jurassic (mid) | Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire in 1910 [40] |
Saltopus |
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Triassic (late) | Partial skeleton at Lossiemouth Quarries, Elgin, Moray in 1867 [41] |
Sarcosaurus |
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Jurassic (early) | Partial skeleton at Barrow-on-Soar, Leicestershire in 1921 [42] |
Scelidosaurus |
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Jurassic (early) | Partial skeletons at
Charmouth, Lyme Regis, Dorset in 1850s
[45], in 1955
[46] and in 1985
[47]
Seatown, Dorset in 1987 [48] |
Thecodontosaurus |
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Triassic (late) |
Durdham Down,
Bristol in 1834
[49]
Microlestes Quarry, Frome, Somerset in 1871 [50] Holwell, Frome, Somerset in 1889 [51] Ruthin Quarry, Glamorgan in 1957 [52] Tytherington Quarry, Gloucestershire in 1970s [53] |
Valdosaurus | Cretaceous (early) |
Tilgate Forest,
Cuckfield, West Sussex in 1822
[15]
Hakesbourne Pit, Rusper, West Sussex in 1842 [17] Cowleaze Chine, Isle of Wight in 1855 [22] Heathfield, East Sussex in 1975 [54] Isle of Wight in 2001 [55] Horsham, West Sussex in 2009 [56] |
This is a partial list of dinosaurs found in the United Kingdom, arranged alphabetically. [1] [2]
Genus | Picture | Period | Discovery locations and dates |
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Baryonyx |
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Cretaceous (early) | Smokejacks Brickworks,
Waverley, Surrey in 1983
[3]
Ewhurst Brickworks, Walliswood, Surrey in 1997 [4] Redlands Bricks, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex in 1997 [4] Ashdown Brickworks, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex in 2010 [5] |
Becklespinax |
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Cretaceous (early) | Battle, East Sussex in 1856 [6] |
Camptosaurus |
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Jurassic (late) | Chawley Brick Pits, Cumnor Hurst, Oxfordshire in 1880 [7] |
Cetiosauriscus | Jurassic (mid) | New Peterborough Brick Company, Fletton, Cambridgeshire in 1898 [8] | |
Cetiosaurus |
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Jurassic (mid) | 19 sites including:
Stonesfield, Oxfordshire in 1825 [9] Staple-Hill, Wootton, Oxfordshire in 1841 [10] Sarsden, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire in 1888 [11] |
Dacentrurus |
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Jurassic (late) | Swindon Brick and Tile Company, Swindon, Wiltshire in 1874 [12] |
Eotyrannus |
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Cretaceous (early) | Isle of Wight in 1995 [13] |
Eustreptospondylus |
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Jurassic (mid) | Summertown Pit, Wolvercote, Oxfordshire in 1870 [14] |
Hylaeosaurus |
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Cretaceous (early) |
Tilgate Forest,
Cuckfield, West Sussex in 1822
[15]
Stammerham Quarry, Horsham, West Sussex in 1826 [16] Hakesbourne Pit, Rusper, West Sussex in 1842 [17] Bolney, West Sussex in 1851 [18] Ridgeway Hill, Weymouth, Dorset in 1860 [19] Brixton Bay, Isle of Wight in 1874 [20] Ashdown Brickworks, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex in 2010 [21] |
Hypsilophodon |
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Cretaceous (early) |
Cowleaze Chine, Isle of Wight in 1849
[22]
Isle of Wight in 1979 [23] |
Ichthyosaur |
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Triassic to Cretaceous | Over 100 sites including:
First complete skull at Lyme Regis, Dorset in 1811 [24] Complete skeleton at Rutland Water, Rutland in 2021 [25] |
Iguanodon |
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Cretaceous (early) | Over 60 sites including:
First discovery (tooth) at Tilgate Forest, Cuckfield, West Sussex in 1822 [15] |
Mantellisaurus |
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Cretaceous (early) | Rockhill Quarry, Maidstone in 1834
[26]
Atherfield, Isle of Wight in 1917 [27] Smokejacks Brickworks, Waverley, Surrey in 1956 [28] Chilton Chine, Isle of Wight in 1976 [29] Grange Cline, Isle of Wight in 1989 [30] |
Megalosaurus |
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Jurassic (mid) | Over 30 sites including:
Lower femur at Stonesfield, Oxfordshire in 1676 [31] and over 100 further bones there from at least 7 individuals by 1911 [32] |
Metriacanthosaurus |
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Jurassic (late) | Jordan's Cliff, Weymouth, Dorset in 1871 [33] |
Neovenator |
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Cretaceous (early) | Brighstone Bay, Isle of Wight in 1978 [34] |
Pantydraco |
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Jurassic (early) | Pant-y-ffynnon Quarry, Bonvilston, Vale of Glamorgan in 1952 [35] |
Pelorosaurus |
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Cretaceous (early) | Cuckfield Quarry, West Sussex in 1822 [36] |
Polacanthus |
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Cretaceous (early) | 12 sites (9 on Isle of Wight, 2 in Sussex, 1 in Essex) including:
First discovery (partial skeleton) at Barnes High, Isle of Wight in 1865 [38] Another partial skeleton at Barnes High in 1979 [39] |
Proceratosaurus |
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Jurassic (mid) | Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire in 1910 [40] |
Saltopus |
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Triassic (late) | Partial skeleton at Lossiemouth Quarries, Elgin, Moray in 1867 [41] |
Sarcosaurus |
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Jurassic (early) | Partial skeleton at Barrow-on-Soar, Leicestershire in 1921 [42] |
Scelidosaurus |
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Jurassic (early) | Partial skeletons at
Charmouth, Lyme Regis, Dorset in 1850s
[45], in 1955
[46] and in 1985
[47]
Seatown, Dorset in 1987 [48] |
Thecodontosaurus |
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Triassic (late) |
Durdham Down,
Bristol in 1834
[49]
Microlestes Quarry, Frome, Somerset in 1871 [50] Holwell, Frome, Somerset in 1889 [51] Ruthin Quarry, Glamorgan in 1957 [52] Tytherington Quarry, Gloucestershire in 1970s [53] |
Valdosaurus | Cretaceous (early) |
Tilgate Forest,
Cuckfield, West Sussex in 1822
[15]
Hakesbourne Pit, Rusper, West Sussex in 1842 [17] Cowleaze Chine, Isle of Wight in 1855 [22] Heathfield, East Sussex in 1975 [54] Isle of Wight in 2001 [55] Horsham, West Sussex in 2009 [56] |