Developer Documentation

Comprehensive dinosaur encyclopedia. 6,142 dinosaur species, 15 classifications (clades), 15 geologic periods, 198 countries, 33 comparisons, 159 glossary terms, 35 guides, and interactive paleontology tools in 15 languages.

• 6,142 dinosaur species with names, scientific names, diet, size data
• 15 dinosaur classifications/clades (e.g. Theropoda, Sauropoda) with hierarchical parent-child relationships
• 15 geologic periods with era, start/end (millions of years ago), and species counts
• Diet types: herbivore, carnivore, omnivore, piscivore, insectivore
• Size data: length (m), weight (kg), height (m)
• Discovery data: year, location, named by
• 198 countries with discovery counts
• Discovery sites with geological formation names, coordinates, notable dinosaurs
• 33 pre-computed dinosaur comparisons
• External IDs: Paleobiology Database ID (PBDB), Wikidata QID
• 159 glossary terms across 10 categories (anatomy, stratigraphy, etc.)
• 35 educational guides in 7 series

curl -s "https://dinofyi.com/api/v1/dinosaurs/?limit=5"

{
  "count": 636,
  "next": "https://example.com/api/v1/items/?page=2",
  "previous": null,
  "results": [
    {"slug": "example", "name": "Example Item", "...": "..."}
  ]
}