Keep the diet and its evidence together
Read the note beneath each name rather than treating Herbivore as a complete menu. The exhibit may document preserved food, describe feeding anatomy or infer a diet by comparison. Its Source supported or Inferred label explains the status of that description.
A proposed browsing height, a particular plant food and a general plant-eating classification are separate claims. Follow the source links and the full dossier to keep those distinctions visible. Explicitly debated diets and catalog entries that also propose omnivory remain in the full catalog.
Read beyond the feeding category
Open an exhibit for its readable summary, nine researched traits, source metadata and two reconstruction galleries. The profile distinguishes species and specimen evidence, including whether a size reference represents an individual or a broader estimate.
A plant-eating profile can also become part of your fictional creature collection. Use the game guide for pairing and egg care, and the scientific dossier for claims about the animal's real life.
Explore herbivorous dinosaurs by name
112 linked profiles. Choose a name for the complete exhibit and sources.
A
Aardonyx
Bulk plant browsing proposed Inferred
A narrow jaw and inferred reduction of fleshy cheeks suggest a wide gape and increased bulk feeding. This functional interpretation does not identify actual meals or particular plant species. [1]
Agujaceratops
Plant eater Inferred
Herbivory inferred from ceratopsid relationships; a specific menu or preserved meal is not established here. [1]
Akainacephalus
Plant eater Source supported
The museum identifies herbivory; exact food plants and preserved gut contents are not established here. [1]
Amargasaurus
Plant-eating sauropod Source supported
The museum identifies herbivory. The reviewed evidence does not establish a preferred plant species. [1]
Ampelosaurus
Plant feeding inferred Inferred
Institutional classification and sauropod anatomy support herbivory; particular foods are not preserved. [1]
Amurosaurus
Plant eater with tooth batteries Source supported
The described jaws carry stacked replacement teeth and multiple active teeth for processing vegetation; exact preferred plants remain uncertain. [1]
Anchisaurus
Plants Inferred
The museum identifies herbivory. CT evidence shows anterior teeth projecting forward more strongly in the mature individual, but does not identify its precise food plants or daily intake. [1] [2]
Ankylosaurus
Low-growing plants likely Inferred
The beak and teeth support plant feeding. Ferns, shrubs and fruit are proposed foods, rather than a verified menu for each individual. [1]
Antetonitrus
Plants; comparative inference Inferred
Its sauropodomorph affinities support a plant-feeding reconstruction. A secure type skull and teeth are not described, so precise foods and feeding height cannot be established directly. [1]
Apatosaurus
Plant eater Inferred
The museum identifies herbivory. Particular plant species and feeding heights are not established by the reviewed profiles. [1]
Aquilops
Herbivory inferred Inferred
The museum classifies Aquilops as plant-eating. Its record does not identify a particular plant, preserved meal or proportion of different foods. [1]
Archaeoceratops
Plant eater Source supported
The museum classifies it as herbivorous. The beak and cheek teeth indicate food processing, but no reviewed evidence establishes its preferred plants. [1]
Argentinosaurus
Plant eater; precise menu unresolved Inferred
Herbivory follows its sauropod interpretation. Specific teeth, gut contents or foods are not established in this dossier from the fragmentary skeleton. [1]
B
Bactrosaurus
Plant eater Source supported
Museum classification and the described cheek-tooth batteries support herbivory. Exact plants and seasonal preferences are unresolved. [1] [2]
Bajadasaurus
Specialized low browsing proposed Inferred
Dental shape, wear and replacement patterns support a low-level specialist feeding hypothesis. The dental model estimates a mean replacement time of 40.7 days; neither result identifies actual meals or a rigid feeding height. [1]
Barosaurus
Plants Inferred
The museum identifies herbivory. Exact feeding height, plant selection and the amount eaten daily remain unresolved in the reviewed material. [1]
Borealopelta
Ferns dominate the preserved final meal Source supported
Fern leaf fragments and sporangia dominate the stomach contents, with small cycad and conifer contributions. This is one meal, not a lifetime or species-wide diet. [1]
Brachiosaurus
Plant eater Inferred
Sauropod relationships support herbivory, and the museum includes this species among plant-eating sauropods. Exact plant selection is unreviewed. [1]
Brachylophosaurus
Plant-eating hadrosaur. Inferred
Herbivory does not establish one universal menu for every individual. [1]
Brontosaurus
Plant eater; browsing style unresolved Inferred
The museum discusses high foliage and broad low browsing as alternatives. These anatomical reconstructions do not identify an exclusive food source. [1]
C
Camarasaurus
Plant-eater; broad cropping teeth Source supported
NHMU describes large chisel- or spoon-shaped teeth suited to browsing vegetation. Preferred food species are not demonstrated here. [1]
Cedarpelta
Plant eater Inferred
Museum and survey accounts identify herbivory. Exact food plants, gut contents and feeding height are not established here. [1] [2]
Centrosaurus
Plant eater with a cropping beak Inferred
The museum identifies herbivory and tough vegetation. Exact plant preferences are not demonstrated by this directory. [1]
Cetiosaurus
Plants Inferred
The museum and anatomical revision identify a terrestrial herbivore. Specific food plants and detailed feeding height remain unresolved here. [1] [2]
Chasmosaurus
Plant eater with a cropping beak Inferred
NHM identifies herbivory and a beak; preferred plants remain unresolved. [1]
Chilesaurus
Herbivory inferred from jaws and teeth. Inferred
Straightened leaf-cutting teeth support plant feeding; neither an exact menu nor a preserved meal is identified here. [1]
Corythosaurus
Plant eater Inferred
The directory identifies herbivory. Specific foods are not established in these reviewed genus and specimen profiles. [1]
D
Dacentrurus
Plant-eater Source supported
The museum identifies herbivory; particular food plants and a genus-specific feeding height are not established here. [1]
Diabloceratops
Plant-eating inferred from ceratopsid anatomy Inferred
Its horned-dinosaur skull and beak support herbivory by comparison with ceratopsids. Specific food plants and feeding behavior are not directly established. [1]
Dicraeosaurus
Selective plant browsing proposed Inferred
Snout shape and dental wear support relatively selective, mid-height feeding. They do not identify individual plant species, a fixed browsing height or stomach contents. [1]
Diplodocus
Plant eater with comb-like front teeth Inferred
The museum reconstructs feeding on leaves and softer plants. Exact browsing height and plant selection are not established here. [1]
Dreadnoughtus
Plant eater Inferred
The discovery team identifies a herbivorous titanosaur. Its proposed feeding envelope and food intake are reconstructions rather than preserved behavior. [1]
Dryosaurus
Plant-eater Source supported
The museum identifies herbivory at genus level; the revised species account documents the form of the cheek teeth. [1] [2]
E
Edmontonia
Plant-eater Source supported
The museum identifies herbivory; preserved small, ridged teeth are consistent with plant processing. Specific food plants remain unresolved. [1] [2]
Edmontosaurus
Plant material processed by tooth batteries Inferred
Beak and interlocking grinding teeth support herbivory. The directory reports conifer material in stomachs; that does not establish the exclusive diet of the genus. [1] [2]
Eocursor
At least partly herbivorous Inferred
Leaf-shaped teeth support facultative herbivory. They do not demonstrate an exclusively plant-based diet or identify particular non-plant foods. [1]
Eolambia
Plant-eating dinosaur. Inferred
The museum classifies it as herbivorous; preferred plant species remain unresolved. [1]
Equijubus
Plant eater; possible grass consumption Inferred
Grass epidermis and phytoliths occur in a deposit along the teeth. Authors interpret ingestion; this is an association-based inference, not a complete preserved meal or exclusive grazing diet. [1]
Erlikosaurus
Plant feeding inferred; beak mechanics modeled Inferred
Finite-element models suggest a keratin beak reduced skull stresses during feeding. The soft covering and loads are modeled, not a preserved meal, directly measured bite or proof of an exclusive diet. [1]
Euoplocephalus
Plant eater with a beak Inferred
The directory identifies herbivory and chewing teeth. Exact plant preferences are not established here. [1]
Europasaurus
Plants Inferred
The institutional research account identifies herbivory. No specific plant menu or directly preserved stomach contents are established in the reviewed material. [1]
F
Fukuisaurus
Plants Inferred
The museum identifies herbivory and a beaked plant-processing jaw. Differences from Koshisaurus may suggest dietary separation, but exact plant menus are not demonstrated. [1]
Futalognkosaurus
Plant-eating sauropod inferred. Inferred
Quarry leaves describe available vegetation, not identified stomach contents. [1]
G
Giraffatitan
Plants Inferred
The museum identifies herbivory. Long forelimbs and neck are compatible with elevated browsing, but neither a fixed feeding height nor a specific plant menu is established here. [1]
Gobisaurus
Plant eater Inferred
Museum classification supports herbivory; gut contents and a genus-specific plant menu are not established here. [1]
H
Heterodontosaurus
Predominantly plant eating proposed Inferred
The reviewed monograph interprets tooth wear and feeding anatomy as evidence for mainly or exclusively herbivorous heterodontosaurids. [1]
Huayangosaurus
Plant-eater Source supported
The museum identifies herbivory and front-jaw teeth; particular preferred plants are unresolved. [1]
Hypsilophodon
Plant-eater with a cropping beak Source supported
The museum describes a beak and broad teeth suited to clipping and processing plant material. Exact preferred plants are not established here. [1]
I
Iguanodon
Plant eater with a beak and cheek teeth Inferred
The museum identifies herbivory from the feeding apparatus. Exact plant preferences are not established here. [1]
Isisaurus
Plants; coprolite producer uncertain Inferred
The museum identifies herbivory. Leaf-associated fungi occur in coprolites provisionally attributed to Isisaurus; their producer is uncertain, so they cannot establish a confirmed genus-specific menu. [1] [2]
J
Jinzhousaurus
Plant eater Source supported
Museum classification and its cheek teeth support herbivory. Specific foods and seasonal preferences are not established here. [1]
Jobaria
Plant browsing inferred from broad teeth Inferred
Broad, spoon-shaped teeth support plant feeding rather than the narrow-toothed feeding apparatus of some later sauropods. The institutional account’s browsing interpretation does not identify particular plants or actual stomach contents. [1]
K
Kosmoceratops
Plant eater Inferred
NHMU describes herbivory; the reviewed evidence does not identify particular plants or a preserved meal. [1]
Kulindadromeus
Herbivory inferred Inferred
Plant-adapted teeth support vegetation feeding. Specific plant preferences and stomach contents are not established by the reviewed description. [1]
Kunbarrasaurus
Plants preserved in the gut Source supported
Contents include vascular plant fragments, seeds, fruiting bodies and pollen. Small cleanly cut fragments suggest oral processing, which remains an interpretation. [1]
L
Lambeosaurus
Plant eater with replaceable cheek teeth Inferred
The feeding apparatus supports herbivory. Replacement teeth maintained the closely packed chewing surfaces; a precise menu is not established here. [1] [2]
Leaellynasaura
Plant feeding inferred Inferred
Small, ridged cheek teeth support herbivory; the reviewed account does not identify a fossilized meal. [1]
Leptoceratops
Plant eater with complex chewing Source supported
Museum classification supports herbivory. In CMN8889, curved wear scratches support a rotating, retracting lower-jaw power stroke; specific plants are unresolved. [1] [2]
Limaysaurus
Plant feeding inferred; abdominal stones reported Inferred
Teeth are consistent with herbivory. Six rounded stones were described in the type’s abdominal region, two against ribs; interpreting them as swallowed stones does not by itself prove a gastric mill or identify eaten plants. [1]
M
Machairoceratops
Herbivory inferred from centrosaurine relatives. Inferred
Its own feeding apparatus is incomplete; preferred plants remain unresolved. [1]
Malawisaurus
Plants Inferred
Flattened teeth and the blunt snout are consistent with plant cropping. Tooth shape does not establish exact foods, preferred height or a daily consumption rate. [1]
Mamenchisaurus
Plant-eating sauropods Source supported
The museum identifies herbivory; its M. hochuanensis account describes spoon-shaped teeth for stripping plant material. [1] [2]
Massospondylus
Plant eating Inferred
Quantitative dental models consistently predict herbivory in Massospondylus; a preserved meal is not the basis of that result. [1]
Minmi
Herbivory inferred from ankylosaur affinity Inferred
Ankylosaurs are plant eaters. Gut contents from formerly referred material cannot automatically be transferred to Minmi's holotype. [1]
Montanoceratops
Plant eater Inferred
Museum signage identifies slicing teeth and a narrow beak consistent with herbivory. Preferred plant species are not established. [1]
Mussaurus
Plant eating Inferred
The research team's museum account identifies these early sauropodomorphs as herbivores; specific plants eaten are not established. [1]
N
Nasutoceratops
Plant-eater with a beak and tooth batteries Source supported
The described jaws and dental batteries support plant processing. Particular plant species and feeding height are not established. [1]
Nigersaurus
Cropping low-growing plants Inferred
Jaw form and dental wear support low browsing. Ferns and horsetails are proposed foods; the reviewed account does not identify a preserved meal. [1]
Nothronychus
Plant feeding inferred Inferred
Small head and capacious gut support herbivory; a museum also labels the genus omnivorous. No particular meal is established. [1] [2]
Notocolossus
Plant-eating sauropod inferred. Inferred
No skull or stomach contents establish its preferred foods. [1]
O
Olorotitan
Plant eater with dental batteries Source supported
Several active teeth and stacked replacement teeth form each dentary row; the fossils do not establish a complete plant menu. [1]
Omeisaurus
Plants Inferred
The museum identifies herbivory. Its genus-level feeding category does not establish identical menus, feeding heights or intake rates for every named species. [1]
Oryctodromeus
Plant feeding inferred Inferred
The original paper identifies a herbivorous ornithischian; a particular meal is not preserved. [1]
P
Pachyrhinosaurus
Plant eater Inferred
The museum identifies herbivory. Species-specific plant selection is not established in the reviewed sources. [1]
Panoplosaurus
Plant-eater; tooth wear records processing Source supported
ROM 1215 preserves leaf-shaped teeth and wear from food processing. Exact food plants and a complete feeding repertoire remain uncertain. [1] [2]
Parasaurolophus
Plant eater Source supported
Alberta Parks explicitly lists P. walkeri as herbivorous. The reviewed species-level source does not establish particular food plants. [1]
Patagotitan
Plant-eater Source supported
The museum identifies herbivory; reviewed material does not resolve a particular plant menu. [1]
Peloroplites
Plant feeding inferred Inferred
Broad beak and robust teeth and jaws suggest cropping vegetation, possibly tougher material; no particular meal is demonstrated. [1]
Plateosaurus
Plant eater Inferred
The museum identifies herbivory. Use of the hands for collecting food is proposed rather than directly documented. [1]
Protoceratops
Herbivore; plant material Source supported
NHM describes a beak and teeth suited to processing vegetation. Particular plant species are not established here. [1]
Psittacosaurus
Herbivore; plant material Source supported
NHM identifies a beak and plant-based diet. A specific food selection is not established here. [1]
R
Rapetosaurus
Plants Inferred
Cylindrical teeth with matching wear facets support herbivory and tooth-to-tooth contact. They do not identify a precise plant menu, feeding height or daily intake. [1]
Rebbachisaurus
Plant feeding inferred; teeth uncertain Inferred
The museum identifies herbivory, but the holotype lacks teeth. Isolated Moroccan teeth referred to Rebbachisauridae do not securely supply this species’ mouth, feeding wear or particular eaten plants. [1] [2]
Regaliceratops
Plant eater Inferred
Herbivory inferred from ceratopsid relationships; a specific menu or preserved meal is not established here. [1]
S
Saltasaurus
Plant-eater Source supported
The museum identifies herbivory; these sources do not demonstrate a specific plant menu. [1]
Sarmientosaurus
Plant-eating titanosaur. Inferred
Specific feeding height and preferred plants remain anatomical/environmental inferences. [1]
Saurolophus
Plant-eating Inferred
The museum identifies Saurolophus as herbivorous. This classification does not establish exact plant species, feeding height or seasonal food preferences. [1]
Sauropelta
Plant eater Inferred
NHM identifies herbivory. Particular plants, seasonal diet and feeding preferences are not established by this profile. [1]
Sauroposeidon
Plant-eater; feeding height uncertain Inferred
Sauropod affinity supports herbivory. The original paper models possible feeding envelopes; actual posture and a specific plant menu remain uncertain. [1]
Scelidosaurus
Plant-eater Source supported
The museum identifies herbivory; reconstructed jaw action suggests pulping and shearing vegetation rather than establishing particular plant species. [1] [2]
Segnosaurus
Herbivory inferred from specialized dentition Inferred
Folded cutting edges and extra denticles support specialized feeding. Facultative versus obligate herbivory and exact food choices remain uncertain. [1]
Shantungosaurus
Plants Inferred
The museum identifies herbivory. Extensive dental batteries processed vegetation, but no specific diet of named plants or daily intake is established here. [1] [2]
Sinoceratops
Plant eater Inferred
Herbivory inferred from ceratopsid relationships; a specific menu or preserved meal is not established here. [1]
Spinophorosaurus
High browsing capability proposed Inferred
The digital skeleton’s raised forequarters and modeled neck motion support a capacity to reach relatively high vegetation. Joint surfaces constrain a model, not observed feeding heights, foods or daily habits. [1]
Stegoceras
Plant eating inferred. Inferred
Museum classification is herbivorous; a 2026 muscle model suggests relatively low-fiber feeding, without identifying actual meals. [1]
Stegosaurus
Plants, including possible tough vegetation Inferred
CT-based jaw-muscle reconstructions indicate effective plant processing. Ferns and cycads are proposed foods, rather than a preserved last meal. [1]
Stegouros
Plant eater Inferred
The research team identifies herbivory. Regional forest plants were possible foods, not preserved gut contents proving a specific menu. [1]
Styracosaurus
Herbivore; beak and shearing teeth Source supported
The museum documents plant-eating anatomy. Particular plant taxa are not established by these sources. [1]
T
Tazoudasaurus
Plants; tooth-to-tooth processing inferred Inferred
Broad, spatulate tooth crowns and wear facets support plant processing. Plants preserved nearby describe the local flora, rather than proving which species the dinosaur ate. [1] [2]
Tenontosaurus
Plant-eating Inferred
The museum identifies a beak and chopping teeth. Specific plants and habitual foods are not established by this anatomical profile. [1]
Tethyshadros
Plant feeding inferred Inferred
Dental batteries held many teeth in vertical rows. This supports herbivory without identifying particular plants or an observed meal. [1]
Therizinosaurus
Herbivory inferred from relatives Inferred
NHM identifies plant eating, while noting reconstruction depends on related therizinosaurs. No taxon-specific gut contents are established here. [1]
Triceratops
Plant eater Source supported
The beak cropped vegetation and powerful jaws processed it. Specific plant choices such as small trees remain interpretations. [1]
Tsintaosaurus
Plant eater Source supported
Museum classification supports herbivory; a genus-specific menu or preserved meal is not established here. [1]
U
Udanoceratops
Plant eater Source supported
The museum classifies it as herbivorous. Its powerful beak-and-jaw anatomy does not identify preferred plants or a demonstrated seasonal diet. [1]
Utahceratops
Plant eater Inferred
A beak and dental battery of closely packed tooth columns formed cutting surfaces; the exact plants eaten remain unknown. [1]
V
Vulcanodon
Plants; comparative inference Inferred
The museum identifies herbivory. Carnivorous teeth found near the skeleton were reassigned to a theropod; they are not evidence that Vulcanodon itself was a meat-eater. [1] [2]
W
Wendiceratops
Plant feeding inferred from beak and teeth Inferred
A maxilla preserves stacked replacement teeth. ROM describes cropping and grinding plant food; exact plants and habitual feeding height are not demonstrated by a preserved meal. [1] [2]
Y
Yamaceratops
Probably plant eating Inferred
A beak and ridged cheek teeth support herbivory by anatomical comparison. No reviewed stomach contents or other direct evidence identify its preferred plants. [1]
Yuxisaurus
Plant feeding inferred. Inferred
Its triangular, denticulate, ridged tooth crown is consistent with herbivory; exact foods and a preserved meal are unavailable. [1]
Z
Zalmoxes
Plant eating inferred. Inferred
Museum classification is herbivorous; exact preferred plants and species-specific feeding mechanics remain uncertain. [1]
Zuul
Plant eating inferred. Inferred
The museum identifies this ankylosaur as herbivorous; preferred plants and a specimen-specific meal remain unresolved. [1]