Dinosaur Dietary Classifications

Mesozoic food webs spanned from giant herbivorous sauropods grazing high canopies to bone-crushing carnivores, aquatic piscivores, and omnivorous foragers.

Dietary Group36 species

Carnivores

Meat-eating dinosaurs equipped with serrated teeth, sharp claws, and predatory adaptations.

Dietary Group53 species

Herbivores

Plant-eating dinosaurs with specialized grinding dentition, gastroliths, or massive fermentation guts.

Dietary Group7 species

Omnivores

Opportunistic feeders consuming both vegetation, seeds, insects, and small vertebrates.

Dietary Group4 species

Piscivores

Specialized semi-aquatic predators adapted for capturing fish and freshwater vertebrates.