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.Size: Between†‬5†‬and†‬10†‬meters long,†‬the
genus seems to be highly variable in terms of adult size.Time Period: Norian to Rhaetian of the Triassic.
Diet: Herbivore.Size: Roughly estimated to be about†‬1†‬meter long.Time Period: Santonian/Campanian of the Cretaceous.
Diet: Herbivore.Size: Roughly estimated at†‬6†‬meters long.Time Period: Campanian of the Cretaceous.â€
Diet: Herbivore.Size: Unavailable.Time Period: Campanian of the Cretaceous.
Diet: Carnivore.Size: Uncertain due to lack of remains,†‬but
estimated to be about†‬70†‬centimetres long.Time Period: Santonian of the Cretaceous.
Diet: Insectivore/Carnivore.Size: About†‬90†‬centimetres long.Time Period: Early Jurassic.
Diet: Carnivore.Size: Estimated†‬9†‬meters long.Time Period: Bathonian of the Jurassic.
Diet: Herbivore.Size: 4†‬meters long.Time Period: Barremian of the Cretaceous.
Diet: Herbivore.Size: Unknown due to lack of fossil remains.Time Period: Early Cretaceous.
Diet: Carnivore.Size: Unavailable due to lack of fossil remains.Time Period: Late Triassic.
Diet: Herbivore.Size: Roughly about†‬4†‬meters long.Time Period: Sinemurian of the Jurassic.
Diet: Herbivore.Size: About†‬2.4†‬meters long.Time Period: Campanian of the Cretaceous.
Diet: Herbivore.Size: Roughly about†‬2.75†‬meters long.Time Period: Campanian of the Cretaceous.
Diet: Herbivore.Size: Estimated about†‬5.5†‬meters long.Time Period: Barremian of the Cretaceous.
Diet: Herbivore.Size: Holotype Estimated at up to†‬9†‬meters
long.†‬Possibly slightly larger when fully grown.Time Period: Campanian of the Cretaceous.
Diet: Carnivore.Size: 3†‬meters long.Time Period: Bathonian of the Jurassic.
Diet: Insectivore/Carnivore.Size: Estimated about†‬1†‬meter long.Time Period: Norian of the Triassic.
Diet: Herbivore.Size: Up to around†‬9†‬meters long.Time Period: Campanian of the Cretaceous.
Diet: Carnivore.Size: Roughly estimated to have a reconstructed
skeletal length of about†‬80†‬centimetres for the holotype individual.Time Period: Barremian of the Cretaceous.
Diet: Carnivore.â€Size: 10-12 metersTime Period: Barremian of the Early Cretaceous.
Diet: Herbivore.Size: Average about ‬1.8†‬meters long up to 2
meters long for largest individuals.Time Period: Campanian of the Cretaceous.
Diet: Herbivore.Size: Uncertain due to lack of post cranial remains.Time Period: Bathonian/Callovian of the Cretaceous.
Diet: Herbivore.Size: Holotype skull roughly about†‬70â€
‬centimetres long.†‬Total body length roughly estimated at aboutâ€
‬7 ‬meters long.†‬Special noteâ€*‬-Holotype individual is of a sub
adult,†‬fully grown adults would have been larger than this.Time Period: Cenomanian of the Cretaceous.
Diet: Uncertain.Size: Body Length about†‬10†‬centimetres long.Time Period: Barremian of the Cretaceous.
Diet: Herbivore.Size: Up to about 2 meters long.Time Period: Barremian through to the Albian of the
Cretaceous.
