Dinosaurs That Start With C

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Discover a complete list of over 74 dinosaurs that start with the letter C.

Each dinosaur listed has a dedicated page with information on classification, diet, size, fossil evidence, geographic distribution, and maps of known fossil locations, where available. Pages may also include size comparison charts, fossil representations, and in-depth descriptions based on current scientific research.

The amount of information varies by species, depending on the completeness of fossil discoveries.

Chaoyangsaurus

Diet: Herbivore.Size: ‭U‬ncertain due to lack of fossils,‭ ‬but roughly estimated to be about‭ ‬1‭ ‬meter long.Time Period: Tithonian of the Jurassic.

Charonosaurus

Diet: Herbivore.Size: Estimated up to‭ 10 ‬meters long.Time Period: Late Maastrichtian of the Cretaceous.
Chasmosaurus

Chasmosaurus

Diet: Herbivore.Size: 4.3 to 4.8 meters long.Time Period: Campanian of the Cretaceous.

Chebsaurus

Diet: Herbivore.Size: Roughly estimated to be about‭ ‬8-9‭ ‬meters long for the holotype,‭ ‬but this is from a possible juvenile.Time Period: Mid Jurassic.

Chenanisaurus

Diet: Carnivore.Size: Unknown due to incomplete remains,‭ ‬but roughly estimated between‭ ‬7‭ ‬and‭ ‬8‭ ‬meters long.Time Period: Maastrichtian of the Cretaceous.

Chialingosaurus

Diet: Herbivore.Size: Up to‭ ‬4‭ ‬meters long.Time Period: Oxfordian of the Jurassic.

Chiayusaurus

Diet: Herbivore.Size: Impossible to know because no skeletal reamins exist only‭ ‬teeth.Time Period: Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous.

Chilantaisaurus

Diet: Carnivore.Size: Uncertain due to lack of remains.Time Period: Turonian of the Cretaceous.

Chilesaurus

Diet: Herbivore.Size: Up to about‭ ‬3.2‭ ‬meters long.Time Period: Tithonian of the Jurassic.

Chindesaurus

Diet: Carnivore.Size: Roughly estimated to be about‭ ‬2‭ ‬-‭ ‬2.3‭ ‬meters long.Time Period: Carnian to Norian of the Triassic.

Chinshakiangosaurus

Diet: Herbivore.Size: Estimated to be about‭ ‬12‭ ‬to‭ ‬13‭ ‬meters long.Time Period: Hettangian of the Jurassic.

Chirostenotes

Diet: Omnivore?Size: 2‭ ‬meters long.Time Period: Campanian of the Cretaceous.

Choconsaurus

Diet: Herbivore.Size: Unavailable.Time Period: Cenomanian of the Cretaceous.

Chondrosteosaurus

Diet: Herbivore.Size: Unknown.Time Period: Barremian of the Cretaceous.

Choyrodon

Diet: Herbivore.Size: Skull roughly about‭ ‬59‭ ‬centimetres long.Time Period: Albian of the Cretaceous.

Chromogisaurus

Diet: Herbivore‭?Size: Roughly about‭ ‬2‭ ‬meters long.Time Period: Late Triassic.

Chuandongocoelurus

Diet: Carnivore.Size: Roughly estimated to be about 4 meters long for the holotype.Time Period: Bathonian/Callovian of the Jurassic.

Chuanjiesaurus

Diet: Herbivore.Size: Estimated about‭ ‬25‭ ‬meters long.Time Period: Mid Jurassic.

Chuanqilong

Diet: Herbivore.Size: Unavailable.Time Period: Aptian of the Cretaceous.

Chubutisaurus

Diet: Herbivore.Size: Roughly estimated to be around 20 ‬meters long.Time Period: Initially described as Albian of the Cretaceous,‭ ‬fossils might be Cenomanian in age.

Chungkingosaurus

Diet: Herbivore.Size: Around 4 meters for the holotype, other individuals incdicate an upper size approaching 5 meters long.Time Period: Oxfordian of the Jurassic.

Chuxiongosaurus

Diet: Herbivore‭?Size: Holotype skull about‭ ‬35.5‭ ‬centimetres long.Time Period: Hettangian of the Jurassic.

Cionodon

Diet: Herbivore.Size: Uncertain due to lack of remains.Time Period: Maastrichtian of the Cretaceous.
Citipati

Citipati

Diet: Carnivore.Size: Approximately up to 2.9 to‭ ‬3‭ ‬meters long.Time Period: Cretaceous.

Citipes

Diet: Uncertain/herbivore?Size: Uncertain.Time Period: Campanian of the Cretaceous.