37 Dinosaurs That Start With K

With over 900 genera of non-avian dinosaurs officially named thus far, there are dinos that start with every letter of the alphabet. This includes over three dozen dinosaurs that start with K. Read on to learn all their names and what they mean!

1. Kaatedocus

Name means: “small beam”

Kaatedocus is a genus of diplodocoid from the Late Jurassic. Researchers named the type species Kaatedocus siberi in 2012 from fossils found in Wyoming, USA.

2. Kaijiangosaurus

Name means: “Kaijiang lizard”

Kaijiangosaurus is a genus of tetanuran from the Middle Jurassic. Researchers named the type species Kaijiangosaurus lini in 1984 from fossils found in China.

3. Kaijutitan

Name means: “Kaiju titan”

Kaijutitan is a genus of titanosaur from the Late Cretaceous. Researchers named the type species Kaijutitan maui in 2019 from fossils found in Argentina.

4. Kakuru

Name means: named after the Rainbow Serpent

Kakuru is a genus of maniraptor from the Early Cretaceous. Researchers named the type species Kakuru kujani in 1980 from fossils found in Australia.

5. Kamuysaurus

Name means: “deity lizard”

Kamuysaurus is a genus of saurolophine hadrosaur from the Late Cretaceous. Researchers named the type species Kamuysaurus japonicus in 2019 from fossils found in Japan.

6. Kangnasaurus

Name means: “Kangna Farm lizard”

Kangnasaurus is a genus of dryosaur from the Early Cretaceous. Researchers named the type species Kangnasaurus coetzeei in 1915 from fossils found in South Africa.

7. Kansaignathus

Name means: “‬Kansai jaw”

Kansaignathus is a genus of dromaeosaur from the Late Cretaceous. Researchers named the type species Kansaignathus sogdianus in 2021 from fossils found in Tajikistan.

8. Karongasaurus

Name means: “‬Karonga lizard‭”

Karongasaurus is a genus of titanosaur from the Early Cretaceous. Researchers named the type species Karongasaurus gittelmani in 2005 from fossils found in Malawi.

9. Katepensaurus

Name means: “hole lizard”

Katepensaurus is a genus of rebbachisaur from the Late Cretaceous. Researchers named the type species Katepensaurus goicoecheai in 2013 from fossils found in Argentina.

10. Kayentavenator

Name means: “‬Kayenta hunter”

Kayentavenator is a genus of tetanuran from the Early Jurassic. Researchers named the type species Kayentavenator elysiae in 2010 from fossils found in Arizona, USA.

11. Kazaklambia

Name means: “Kazakh lambeosaurine”

Kazaklambia is a genus of lambeosaurine hadrosaur from the Late Cretaceous. Researchers named the type species Kazaklambia convincens in 1968 from fossils found in Kazakhstan.

12. Kelmayisaurus

Name means: “Karamay lizard”

Kelmayisaurus is a genus of carcharodontosaur from the Early Cretaceous. Researchers named the type species Kelmayisaurus petrolicus in 1973 from fossils found in China.

13. Kelumapusaura

Name means: “red earth lizard”

Kelumapusaura is a genus of saurolophine hadrosaur from the Late Cretaceous. Researchers named the type species Kelumapusaura machi in 2022 from fossils found in Argentina.

14. Kentrosaurus

Name means: “spike lizard”

Kentrosaurus is a genus of stegosaur from the Late Jurassic. Researchers named the type species Kentrosaurus aethiopicus in 1915 from fossils found in Tanzania.

15. Kerberosaurus

Name means: “Kerberos lizard”

Kerberosaurus is a genus of saurolophine hadrosaur from the Late Cretaceous. Researchers named the type species Kerberosaurus manakini in 2004 from fossils found in Russia.

16. Khaan

Name means: “Lord”

Khaan is a genus of oviraptor from the Late Cretaceous. Researchers named the type species Khaan mckennai in 2001 from fossils found in Mongolia.

17. Kholumolumo

Name means: derived from a type of dragon in Sotho mythology‭

Kholumolumo is a genus of massopod from the Late Triassic. Researchers named the type species Kholumolumo ellenbergerorum in 2020 from fossils found in Lesotho.

18. Khulsanurus

Name means: “Khulsan tail‭”

Khulsanurus is a genus of alvarezsaur from the Late Cretaceous. Researchers named the type species Khulsanurus magnificus in 2021 from fossils found in Mongolia.

19. Kileskus

Name means: “lizard”

Kileskus is a genus of tyrannosauroid from the Middle Jurassic. Researchers named the type species Kileskus aristotocus in 2010 from fossils found in Russia.

20. Kinnareemimus

Name means: “Kinnaree mimic”

Kinnareemimus is a genus of ornithomimosaur from the Early Cretaceous. Researchers named the type species Early Cretaceous in 2009 from fossils found in Thailand.

21. Klamelisaurus

Name means: “Klameli Mountains lizard‭”

Klamelisaurus is a genus of mamenchisaur from the Middle Jurassic. Researchers named the type species Kinnareemimus khonkaenensis in 1993 from fossils found in China.

22. Kol

Name means: “foot”

Kol is a genus of coelurosaur from the Late Cretaceous. Researchers named the type species Kol ghuva in 2009 from fossils found in Mongolia.

23. Koparion

Name means: an ancient type of small surgical knife (scalpel)

Koparion is a genus of coelurosaur from the Late Jurassic. Researchers named the type species Koparion douglassi in 1994 from fossils found in Utah, USA.

24. Koreaceratops

Name means: “Korean horned face”

Koreaceratops is a genus of ceratopsian from the Early Cretaceous. Researchers named the type species Koreaceratops hwaseongensis in 2011 from fossils found in South Korea.

25. Koreanosaurus

Name means: “Korean lizard”

Koreanosaurus is a genus of orodromine from the Late Cretaceous. Researchers named the type species Koreanosaurus boseongensis in 2011 from fossils found in South Korea.

26. Koshisaurus

Name means: “Koshi lizard”

Koshisaurus is a genus of hadrosauroid from the Early Cretaceous. Researchers named the type species Koshisaurus katsuyama in 2015 from fossils found in Japan.

27. Kosmoceratops

Name means: “ornate horned face”

Kosmoceratops is a genus of ceratopsian from the Late Cretaceous. Researchers named the type species Kosmoceratops richardsoni in 2010 from fossils found in Utah, USA.

28. Kotasaurus

Name means: “Kota Formation lizard”

Kotasaurus is a genus of eusauropod from the Early Jurassic. Researchers named the type species Kotasaurus yamanpalliensis in 1988 from fossils found in India.

29. Koutalisaurus

Name means: “spoon lizard”

Koutalisaurus is a genus of lambeosaurine hadrosaur from the Late Cretaceous. Researchers named the type species Koutalisaurus kohlerorum in 2006 from fossils found in Spain.

30. Kritosaurus

Name means: “separated lizard”

Kritosaurus is a genus of saurolophine hadrosaur from the Late Cretaceous. Researchers named the type species Kritosaurus navajovius in 1910 from fossils found in New Mexico, USA.

31. Kryptops

Name means: “covered face”

Krytops is a genus of abelisaur from the Early Cretaceous. Researchers named the type species Kryptops palaios in 2008 from fossils found in Niger.

32. Kulceratops

Name means: “‬[Khodzha]kul horned face‭”

‬Kulceratops is a genus of ceratopsian from the Early Cretaceous. Researchers named the type species Kulceratops kulensis in 1995 from fossils found in Uzbekistan.

33. Kulindadromeus

Name means: “Kulinda runner”

Kulindadromeus is a genus of neornithischian from the Middle Jurassic. Researchers named the type species Kulindadromeus zabaikalicus in 2014 from fossils found in Russia.

34. Kunbarrasaurus

Name means: “shield lizard”

Kunbarrasaurus is a genus of ankylosaur from the Early Cretaceous. Researchers named the type species Kunbarrasaurus ieversi in 2015 from fossils found in Australia.

35. Kundurosaurus

Name means: “Kundur lizard”

Kundurosaurus is a genus of saurolophine hadrosaur from the Late Cretaceous. Researchers named the type species Kundurosaurus nagornyi in 2012 from fossils found in Russia.

36. Kuru

Name means: named after Kurukullā (Tibetan Buddhist deity)

Kuru is a genus of dromaeosaur from the Late Cretaceous. Researchers named the type species Kuru kulla in 2021 from fossils found in Mongolia.

37. Kurupi

Name means: named for a fertility god from Guaraní mythology

Kurupi is a genus of abelisaur from the Late Cretaceous. Researchers named the type species Kurupi itaata in 2021 from fossils found in Brazil.

Summary of 37 Dinosaurs That Start With K

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