# The most famous dinosaurs

From T. rex to the tiny Compsognathus: the dinosaurs everyone knows from museums, books and films. Which one is your favourite?

- 1 vote · 25 items
- Mar 23, 2026 · Marloes
- https://even.best/en/l/2332/the-most-famous-dinosaurs

## Top 25

1. **Tyrannosaurus rex** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The most famous of them all, with a crushing bite.
2. **Velociraptor** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — In reality the size of a turkey, and feathered.
3. **Stegosaurus** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Two rows of bony plates on its back and a spiked tail.
4. **Triceratops** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The three-horned plant-eater.
5. **Brachiosaurus** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The long-neck once thought to be the biggest dinosaur.
6. **Allosaurus** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The great predator of the Late Jurassic.
7. **Diplodocus** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Up to about 26 metres long, with a whip-like tail.
8. **Spinosaurus** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The largest meat-eater, with a sail on its back.
9. **Carnotaurus** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The South American predator with little horns above its eyes.
10. **Dilophosaurus** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Exaggerated in films: the spitting and the frill are made up.
11. **Ankylosaurus** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Armoured like a tank, with a club on its tail.
12. **Parasaurolophus** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The duck-bill with a hollow trumpet-like crest.
13. **Argentinosaurus** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Possibly around 100 tonnes: one of the largest land animals ever.
14. **Ceratosaurus** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A predator with a horn on its snout.
15. **Giganotosaurus** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The "giant southern lizard", a rival of T. rex.
16. **Herrerasaurus** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — One of the earliest dinosaurs, from the Triassic.
17. **Pachycephalosaurus** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A thick bony dome on its head.
18. **Microraptor** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A small feathered animal with four wings.
19. **Chasmosaurus** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A horned dinosaur with a big hole in its frill.
20. **Deinonychus** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The "terrible claw".
21. **Megalosaurus** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — One of the first dinosaurs ever discovered.
22. **Iguanodon** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A plant-eater with spiky thumbs.
23. **Gallimimus** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Fast and built like an ostrich.
24. **Compsognathus** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — One of the smallest: barely the size of a chicken.
25. **Oviraptor** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — The "egg thief" turned out to be a caring parent.

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