List of Australian and Antarctic dinosaurs


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

Criteria for inclusion

List of Australian and Antarctic dinosaurs

Valid genera

NameYearFormationLocationNotesImages
Antarctopelta2006Snow Hill Island Formation AntarcticaPossessed unusual caudal vertebrae that may have supported a "macuahuitl" as in Stegouros
Atlascopcosaurus1989Eumeralla Formation Australia

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.

Timeline

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

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