Dinosaurs That Start With Z
Explore a complete list of over 19 dinosaurs that start with the letter Z.
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: About 2-2.5 meters long, but some adults may
have been larger.Time Period: Maastrichtian of the Cretaceous.
Diet: Carnivore.Size: Up to†‬3†‬meters long.Time Period: Maastrichtian of the Cretaceous.
Diet: Herbivore.Size: Uncertain.Time Period: Barremian/Early Aptian of the
Cretaceous.
Diet: Carnivore.Size: Unknown.Time Period: Campanian to Maastrichtian of the
Cretaceous.
Diet: Herbivore.Size: Preserved length of the skull about†‬40â€
‬centimetres.Time Period: Campanian of the Cretaceous.
Diet: Herbivore.Size: Currently unknown due to lack of fossil
remains.Time Period: Kimmeridgian of the Jurassic.
Diet: Herbivore.Size: Holotype roughly estimated at somewhere
between†‬5.5†‬and†‬6†‬meters long.Time Period: Santonian of the Cretaceous.
Diet: Herbivore.Size: Uncertian.Time Period: Cenomanian of the Cretaceous.
Diet: Herbivore.Size: †‬Uncertain.Time Period: Cenomanian to Turonian of the
Cretaceous.
Diet: Herbivore.Size: About†‬2†‬meters long.Time Period: Campanian of the Cretaceous.
Diet: Herbivore.Size: Humerus of the holotype†‬108†‬centimetres
long.Time Period: Late Cretaceous.
Diet: Carnivore.Size: Uncertain due to incomplete fossil material,
but comparison with other tyrannosaurid material has resulted in
estimations of approximately 11 metres long.Time Period: Maastrichtian of the Cretaceous.
Diet: Herbivore.Size: Skull†‬44†‬centimetres long.â€Time Period: Campanian of the Cretaceous.
Diet: Herbivore.Size: Uncertain due to lack of remains.Time Period: Early Jurassic.
Diet: Herbivore.Size: 3.5 meters long.Time Period: Turonian of the Cretaceous.
Diet: Carnivore.Size: 3.1†‬meters long.Time Period: Oxfordian of the Jurassic.
Diet: Herbivore.Size: Uncertain due to lack of fossil remains,†‬but
estimated by the original describers to have been about eight meters
long based upon a preserved†‬ilium length of†‬62†‬centimetres.Time Period: Cenomanian of the Cretaceous.
Diet: Carnivore.Size: Skull†‬45†‬centimetres long,†‬total body
length about†‬4†‬meters long.Time Period: Rhaetian of the Triassic to Hettangian
of the Jurassic.
Diet: Herbivore.Size: Skull†‬50†‬centimetres long.†‬Total body
length roughly about†‬6†‬meters long.Time Period: Late Cretaceous.
