Dinosaurs That Start With S

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Explore a complete list of over 110 dinosaurs that start with the letter S.

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.

Sahaliyania

Diet: Herbivore.Size: Unavailable.Time Period: Maastrichtian of the Cretaceous.
Saichania

Saichania

Diet: Herbivore.Size: Up to‭ ‬6.6‭ ‬meters long.Time Period: Campanian of the Cretaceous.

Saltasaurus

Diet: Herbivore.Size: 12‭ ‬meters long.Time Period: Campanian/Maastrichtian of the Cretaceous.
Saltriovenator

Saltriovenator

Diet: Carnivore.Size: Roughly estimated between‭ ‬7-8‭ ‬meters long.Time Period: Sinemurian of the Jurassic.

Sanjuansaurus

Diet: Carnivore.Size: Estimated‭ ‬3‭ ‬meters long.Time Period: Ladinian of the Triassic.

Santanaraptor

Diet: Carnivore.Size: 1.25‭ ‬meter long.Time Period: Aptian to Albian of the Cretaceous.

Sanxiasaurus

Diet: Herbivore.Size: Roughly estimated to be about‭ ‬1.5‭ ‬meters long.Time Period: Mid Jurassic.

Sarahsaurus

Diet: Herbivore.Size: Around‭ ‬4.3‭ ‬meters long.Time Period: Sinemurian to Pliensbachian of the Jurassic.

Sarcolestes

Diet: Herbivore.Size: Uncertain due to lack of remains.Time Period: Callovian of the Jurassic.

Sarcosaurus

Diet: Carnivore.Size: Estimated at around‭ ‬3.5‭ ‬meters long.Time Period: Sinemurian of the Jurassic.

Sarmientosaurus

Diet: Herbivore.Size: Skull‭ ‬43‭ ‬centimetres long.‭ ‬Total body length unknown.Time Period: Cenomanian/Turonian of the Cretaceous.

Saturnalia

Diet: Uncertain.Size: Estimated about‭ ‬1.5‭ ‬meters long.Time Period: Carnian of the Triassic.

Saurolophus

Diet: Herbivore.Size: Between‭ ‬10‭ ‬and‭ ‬12‭ ‬meters long,‭ ‬depending upon species.Time Period: Early Maastrichtian of the Cretaceous.

Sauroniops

Diet: Carnivore.Size: Preserved portion of the holotype skull 20 centimetres long.Time Period: Cenomanian of the Cretaceous.
Sauropelta

Sauropelta

Diet: Herbivore.Size: Around‭ 5 to 6‭ ‬meters long.Time Period: Aptian to Albian of the Cretaceous.
Saurophaganax

Saurophaganax

Diet: Carnivore.Size: Estimated‭ ‬13‭ ‬meters long.Time Period: Kimmeridgian of the Jurassic.

Sauroposeidon

Diet: Herbivore.Size: Uncertain due to incomplete remains but comparison to similar dinosaurs has yielded estimates of between‭ ‬28‭ ‬and‭ ‬34‭ ‬meters long,‭ ‬with a the head capable of being raised up to‭ ‬17‭ ‬meters off the ground.Time Period: Aptian to Albian of the Cretaceous.

Saurornithoides

Diet: Carnivore.Size: 2 to 3 meters long.Time Period: Maastrichtian of the cretaceous.

Saurornitholestes

Diet: Carnivore.Size: Around‭ ‬1.8‭ ‬meters long.Time Period: Campanian of the Cretaceous.

Savannasaurus

Diet: Herbivore.Size: Roughly estimated at‭ ‬15‭ ‬meters long.Time Period: Cenomanian/early Turonian of the Cretaceous.

Scansoriopteryx

Diet: Insectivore‭?Size: Holotype about‭ ‬13.5‭ ‬centimetres long.‭ ‬Second specimen‭ (‬formerly Epidendrosaurus‭) ‬about‭ ‬16.2‭ ‬centimetres long.‭ ‬Both specimens are of juveniles,‭ ‬true adult size is still unknown.Time Period: Most probably Mid to Late Jurassic‭ (‬refer to main text‭)‬.

Scelidosaurus

Diet: Herbivore.Size: Roughly about‭ ‬4‭ ‬meters long.Time Period: Sinemurian to Pliensbachian of the Jurassic.

Schleitheimia

Diet: Herbivore.Size: Uncertain for certain due to lack of fossil remains.Time Period: Late‭ (‬Norian‭?) ‬Triassic.

Scipionyx

Diet: Carnivore.Size: Holotype estimated to have been‭ ‬50‭ ‬centimetres long,‭ ‬though this is of a juvenile.‭ ‬Fully grown adults estimated to have been around‭ ‬2‭ ‬meters long.Time Period: Albian of the Cretaceous.

Sciurumimus

Diet: Carnivore/Insectivore‭?Size: Around‭ ‬70‭ ‬centimetres long for the holotype,‭ ‬but this is of a juvenile,‭ ‬adults would have grown bigger.Time Period: Kimmeridgian of the Jurassic.