Dinosaurs That Start With P
Explore a complete list of over 81 dinosaurs that start with the letter P.
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.
Diet: Herbivore/Omnivoreâ€?Size: â€U‬ncertain due to lack of remains,†‬but
comparison to more complete genera has yielded estimates of aroundâ€
‬4.5†‬meters long.Time Period: Maastrichtian of the Cretaceous.
Diet: Herbivore.Size: 8†‬meters long.Time Period: Campanian of the Cretaceous.
Diet: Herbivore.Size: Unknown due to lack of remains.Time Period: Maastrichtian of the Cretaceous.
Diet: Herbivore.Size: Uncertain.Time Period: Campanian of the Cretaceous.
Diet: Herbivore.Size: Unavailable.Time Period: Maastrichtian of the Cretaceous.
Diet: Herbivore.Size: Estimated to be about†‬11†‬meters long.Time Period: Campanian/Maastrichtian of the
Cretaceous.
Diet: Carnivore.Size: Unknown due to lack of fossil remains.Time Period: Oxfodian/Tithonian of†‬the Jurassic.
Diet: Carnivore.Size: Roughly about†‬1.7†‬meters long for holotype
individual.Time Period: Early Jurassic.
Diet: Herbivore.Size: Roughly up to about†‬7†‬meters long.Time Period: Campanian to Maastrichtian of the
Cretaceous.
Diet: Omnivore�Size: Holotype estimated to be about†‬1.3†‬meters
long,†‬though fully grown adults were almost certainly larger.Time Period: Carnian of the Triassic.
Diet: Omnivore.Size: Uncertain.Time Period: Rhaetian of the Triassic,†‬possibly
into the early Jurassic.
Diet: Carnivore.Size: Skull roughly†‬11†‬centimetres long.Time Period: Campanian of the Cretaceous.
Diet: Uncertain.Size: Unavailable.Time Period: Aptian of the Cretaceous.
Diet: Herbivore.Size: Uncertain due to lack of fossil remains.Time Period: Campanian of the Cretaceous.
Diet: Herbivore.Size: Estimated about†‬26†‬meters long.Time Period: Cenomanian of the Cretaceous.
Diet: Herbivore.Size: Uncertain due to lack of remains,†‬but
comparison to other genera yields an estimate of about†‬5†‬meters
long.Time Period: Berriasian-Valanginian of the
Cretaceous.
Diet: Herbivore.Size: Roughly estimated to be around†‬6†‬meters
long.Time Period: Maastrichtian of the Cretaceous.
Diet: Herbivore.Size: About 9.5 meters long for larger individuals.Time Period: Campanian of the Cretaceous.
Diet: Herbivoreâ€?Size: Uncertain but roughly estimated to be aboutâ€
‬5.7†‬meters long.Time Period: Campanian of the Cretaceous.
Diet: Herbivore.Size: Unknown due to lack of fossil remains.Time Period: Late Cretaceous.
Diet: Herbivore.Size: About†‬2.5†‬meters long.Time Period: Maastrichtian of the Cretaceous.
Diet: Insectivore.Size: About†‬39†‬centimetres long for the holotype.Time Period: Campanian of the Cretaceous.
Diet: Insectivore.Size: Roughly estimated around ‬2†‬meters long, but
estimates vary widely.Time Period: Turonian to Coniacian of the Cretaceous.
Diet: Herbivore.Size: 15†‬meters long.Time Period: Callovian of the Jurassic.
Diet: Herbivore.Size: Holotype roughly estimated to have been†‬37â€
‬meters long.Time Period: Albian of the Cretaceous.
