Carnivorous Dinosaurs
Discover the fiercest predators that ever walked the Earth.
Acrocanthosaurus
Acrocanthosaurus was a massive theropod known for the high neural spines running along its back, mak...
Early Cretaceous (113-110 million years ago)Albertosaurus
A sleeker, faster cousin of the Tyrannosaurus Rex, Albertosaurus was the apex predator of the Canadi...
Late Cretaceous (71-68 million years ago)Allosaurus
Allosaurus was the top predator of the Jurassic period, often referred to as the 'lion of the Jurass...
Late Jurassic (155-145 million years ago)Archaeopteryx
Archaeopteryx is considered the 'missing link' between dinosaurs and birds, showing characteristics ...
Late Jurassic (150 million years ago)Argentavis
The largest flying bird ever discovered, with a wingspan of 7 meters that dwarfed all modern birds....
Late MioceneAtrociraptor
Atrociraptor, the 'Savage Robber', was a dromaeosaur with a unusually short, deep snout, suggesting ...
Late Cretaceous (68 million years ago)Attenborosaurus
Named after Sir David Attenborough, this marine reptile was a pliosaur with a remarkably long neck. ...
Early Jurassic (195 million years ago)Australovenator
Australovenator, the 'Southern Hunter', is Australia's most complete predatory dinosaur. Nicknamed '...
Late Cretaceous (95 million years ago)Baryonyx
Baryonyx was a fish-eating dinosaur known for its massive thumb claw and crocodile-like skull....
Early Cretaceous (130-125 million years ago)Basilosaurus
An ancient whale that resembled a sea serpent, Basilosaurus was one of the first fully aquatic whale...
Late Eocene (41-35 million years ago)Carcharodontosaurus
Carcharodontosaurus, the 'Shark-Toothed Lizard,' was a gigantic carnivorous dinosaur that rivaled T-...
Late Cretaceous (100-94 million years ago)Carnotaurus
Carnotaurus was a unique theropod with distinctive horns above its eyes and extremely short arms, ev...
Late Cretaceous (72-69 million years ago)Ceratosaurus
Ceratosaurus was a unique predator with a prominent nasal horn and armor-like scutes along its back....
Late Jurassic (153-148 million years ago)Coelophysis
Coelophysis was one of the earliest dinosaurs, a nimble and lightweight predator that hunted in the ...
Late Triassic (216-203 million years ago)Compsognathus
Compsognathus was one of the smallest known dinosaurs, about the size of a chicken, but a fierce pre...
Late Jurassic (150 million years ago)Concavenator
Concavenator is a unique carcharodontosaurid from Spain, famous for the bizarre hump on its back and...
Early Cretaceous (130 million years ago)Cryolophosaurus
Cryolophosaurus, the 'Cold Crest Lizard,' is famous for the pompadour-like crest on its head, earnin...
Early Jurassic (190 million years ago)Daspletosaurus
Daspletosaurus was a powerfully built tyrannosaur that combined bone-crushing jaws with a surprising...
Late Cretaceous (77-74 million years ago)Deinonychus
Deinonychus was a fierce predator with a deadly sickle claw on each foot. This intelligent pack hunt...
Early CretaceousDeinosuchus
Deinosuchus, the "terrible crocodile," was a gigantic alligatoroid that terrorized the waterways of ...
Late CretaceousDilophosaurus
Dilophosaurus is easily recognized by the pair of rounded crests on its skull, used for display rath...
Early Jurassic (193 million years ago)Dimetrodon
Dimetrodon is famous for the large sail on its back. Often mistaken for a dinosaur, it is actually a...
Early Permian (295-272 million years ago)Dire Wolf (Aenocyon dirus)
The dire wolf was a powerful Ice Age predator, larger and heavier than modern grey wolves, made famo...
Pleistocene (250,000-10,000 years ago)Dunkleosteus
Dunkleosteus was not a dinosaur, but a hyper-carnivorous tank. It was a 20-foot armored fish with se...
Late Devonian (360 million years ago)Giganotosaurus
Giganotosaurus was one of the largest meat-eating dinosaurs, larger even than the T-Rex. It hunted m...
Late Cretaceous (99.6–97 million years ago)Gorgosaurus
Gorgosaurus was a fearsome tyrannosaur that ruled the river plains of Late Cretaceous Alberta millio...
Late Cretaceous (76-73 million years ago)Guanlong
Guanlong, the 'Crown Dragon', was a primitive tyrannosauroid with a spectacular crest. It shows us t...
Late Jurassic (160 million years ago)Halszkaraptor
A bizarre amphibious raptor with a swan-like neck and flipper-like arms that could swim and hunt fis...
Late Cretaceous (75-71 million years ago)Herrerasaurus
Herrerasaurus was one of the earliest dinosaurs to walk the Earth. This agile predator lived during ...
Late TriassicIndominus Rex
The Indominus Rex is a fictional genetic hybrid dinosaur from *Jurassic World*. Created from the DNA...
Modern Holocene (2015 - Fictional)Indoraptor
The Indoraptor is the terrifying 'super-hybrid' from *Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom*. Designed as a...
Modern Holocene (2018 - Fictional)Irritator
Irritator is a Brazilian spinosaurid whose name reflects the frustration paleontologists experienced...
Early Cretaceous (110-100 million years ago)Kaprosuchus
Kaprosuchus saharicus, the 'Boar Crocodile', was a terrestrial crocodile with long legs and tusk-lik...
Late Cretaceous (95 million years ago)Kronosaurus
named after Kronos, the titan who ate his own children, Kronosaurus was the 'T-Rex of the Seas'. It ...
Early Cretaceous (120 million years ago)Liopleurodon
Liopleurodon was a formidable marine reptile known for its four powerful flippers and excellent sens...
Middle Jurassic (166-155 million years ago)Maip
Maip macrothorax, the 'Shadow of Death', is the largest megaraptoran ever discovered. This 10-meter ...
Late Cretaceous (70 million years ago)Majungasaurus
Majungasaurus was the top predator of Madagascar, infamous for being one of the few dinosaurs known ...
Late Cretaceous (70-66 million years ago)Mapusaurus
Mapusaurus, the 'Earth Lizard', was a gigantic carcharodontosaurid that may have hunted the colossal...
Late Cretaceous (97-93 million years ago)Megalodon
Megalodon was the largest shark to ever live, a 50-ton ocean predator with teeth the size of a human...
Neogene (23-3.6 million years ago)Megalosaurus
Megalosaurus is the most important dinosaur in history for one reason: it was the very first dinosau...
Middle Jurassic (166 million years ago)Megaraptor
Megaraptor is a confusing and terrifying predator defined by one feature: a massive, 35-cm long sick...
Late Cretaceous (90-84 million years ago)Meraxes
Named after a dragon from George R.R. Martin's 'A Song of Ice and Fire', Meraxes gigas was a colossa...
Late Cretaceous (95 million years ago)Metriacanthosaurus
A medium-sized theropod from England, Metriacanthosaurus is famous for its brief appearance in Juras...
Middle JurassicMicroraptor
Microraptor was a tiny, four-winged dinosaur that provides a crucial link between dinosaurs and bird...
Early Cretaceous (120 million years ago)Monolophosaurus
A distinctive theropod from Jurassic China, Monolophosaurus is famous for the single, hollow crest r...
Middle JurassicMoros intrepidus
Moros intrepidus was one of the smallest known tyrannosaur relatives, a tiny predator that reveals h...
Late Cretaceous (96 million years ago)Mosasaurus
Mosasaurus was a massive marine reptile that ruled the oceans during the Late Cretaceous, often call...
Late Cretaceous (82-66 million years ago)Nanuqsaurus
The 'Polar Bear Lizard', Nanuqsaurus hoglundi, was a tyrannosaur that lived in the Arctic Circle. It...
Late Cretaceous (69 million years ago)Plesiosaurus
Plesiosaurus is the classic marine reptile with a long neck and four flippers, often cited as the in...
Early Jurassic (199-175 million years ago)Proceratosaurus
A small but significant predator, Proceratosaurus is one of the earliest known relatives of the migh...
Middle JurassicPteranodon
Pteranodon was one of the largest flying reptiles, with a massive wingspan and a distinctive head cr...
Late Cretaceous (86-84 million years ago)Pyroraptor
Pyroraptor, the 'Fire Thief', was a small, bird-like dromaeosaur discovered after a forest fire in F...
Late Cretaceous (70 million years ago)Qianzhousaurus
Known by its nickname 'Pinocchio Rex', Qianzhousaurus sinensis was a long-snouted tyrannosaur from C...
Late Cretaceous (66 million years ago)Quetzalcoatlus
Named after the Aztec god, Quetzalcoatlus was the largest flying animal of all time, a giraffe-sized...
Late Cretaceous (68-66 million years ago)Sarcosuchus
Sarcosuchus, also known as 'SuperCroc', was a gigantic crocodile twice the length of a modern saltwa...
Early Cretaceous (112 million years ago)Saurophaganax
Saurophaganax, the 'Lizard-Eating Master', was a colossal predator of the Jurassic, possibly a giant...
Late Jurassic (150 million years ago)Scorpios Rex
The Scorpios Rex was the first hybrid dinosaur ever created. Highly unstable, venomous, and unpredic...
Modern Holocene (2015 - Fictional)Sinosauropteryx
Sinosauropteryx was the first dinosaur scientifically confirmed to have had feathers, revolutionizin...
Early Cretaceous (124-122 million years ago)Smilodon
The most famous prehistoric mammal, Smilodon (the Saber-Toothed Tiger) was a muscular predator with ...
Pleistocene (2.5 million - 10,000 years ago)Spinosaurus
Spinosaurus was the largest of all known carnivorous dinosaurs, even larger than T. Rex, and was hig...
Late Cretaceous (99-93 million years ago)Suchomimus
A massive spinosaurid with a crocodile-like snout, Suchomimus was a master fisherman of the African ...
Early CretaceousTyrannosaurus Rex
The Tyrannosaurus rex, often called T. rex, is one of the most well-known and fearsome dinosaurs. A ...
Late Cretaceous (68-66 million years ago)Tarbosaurus
Tarbosaurus was the largest tyrannosaur in Asia and a close relative of Tyrannosaurus Rex. Known as ...
Late Cretaceous (70-65 million years ago)Terror Bird (Phorusrhacos)
Giant flightless predatory birds that were apex predators of South America, terror birds had massive...
Miocene to Pleistocene (23 million - 1.8 million years ago)Thanos
Named after the Marvel supervillain, Thanos simonattoi was a robust abelisaurid predator from Brazil...
Late Cretaceous (83 million years ago)Titanoboa
Titanoboa is the largest snake that ever lived. Weighing over a ton, it slithered through the tropic...
Paleocene (60-58 million years ago)Torvosaurus
Torvosaurus, the 'Savage Lizard', was one of the largest predators of the Jurassic, a heavily built ...
Late Jurassic (150 million years ago)Tylosaurus
Tylosaurus was one of the largest mosasaurs and a dominant apex predator of the Late Cretaceous seas...
Late Cretaceous (85-80 million years ago)Utahraptor
The Utahraptor is the largest known member of the dromaeosaurid family. A fierce predator with a mas...
Early Cretaceous (126-125 million years ago)Velociraptor
Velociraptor was a small but deadly predator, known for its intelligence and sickle-shaped claws....
Late Cretaceous (75-71 million years ago)Yangchuanosaurus
Yangchuanosaurus was the 'Allosaurus of Asia', a massive apex predator that ruled the Chinese Jurass...
Late Jurassic (160 million years ago)Yutyrannus
Yutyrannus, the 'Beautiful Feathered Tyrant', is the largest dinosaur known to preserve direct evide...
Early Cretaceous (125 million years ago)