The Dino Directory
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Dino Timeline
The first dinosaurs appeared around 225 million years ago (mya) in a time known as the Mesozoic Era. Scientists divide this era into 3 periods: the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous.
Select a section of the timeline below to see dinosaurs that lived then.
90 Early Cretaceous dinosaurs
Africa
| COUNTRY | NAME (GENUS) | BODY SHAPE |
|---|---|---|
| Algeria | Nigersaurus |
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| Malawi | Malawisaurus |
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| Morocco | Rebbachisaurus |
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| Niger | Afrovenator |
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| Jobaria |
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| Lurdusaurus |
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| Nigersaurus |
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| Ouranosaurus |
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| Suchomimus |
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| Valdosaurus |
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| Tunisia | Nigersaurus |
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Asia
| COUNTRY | NAME (GENUS) | BODY SHAPE |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | Fukuiraptor |
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| Fukuisaurus |
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| Mongolia | Erketu |
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| Harpymimus |
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| Psittacosaurus |
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| Shamosaurus |
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| Shanag |
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| Peoples Republic of China | Archaeoceratops |
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| Beipiaosaurus |
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| Caudipteryx |
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| Confuciusornis |
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| Equijubus |
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| Gobisaurus |
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| Jinzhousaurus |
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| Liaoceratops |
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| Liaoxiornis |
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| Microraptor |
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| Probactrosaurus |
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| Protarchaeopteryx |
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| Psittacosaurus |
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| Sinornithosaurus |
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| Sinosauropteryx |
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| Sinvenator |
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| Wuerhosaurus |
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| Russia | Psittacosaurus |
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Australasia
| COUNTRY | NAME (GENUS) | BODY SHAPE |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | Atlascopcosaurus |
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| Austrosaurus |
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| Leaellynasaura |
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| Minmi |
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| Muttaburrasaurus |
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Europe
| COUNTRY | NAME (GENUS) | BODY SHAPE |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | Iguanodon |
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| England | Baryonyx |
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| Becklespinax |
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| Eotyrannus |
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| Hylaeosaurus |
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| Hypsilophodon |
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| Iguanodon |
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| Neovenator |
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| Pelorosaurus |
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| Polacanthus |
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| Valdosaurus |
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| Germany | Iguanodon |
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| Stenopelix |
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| Romania | Valdosaurus |
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| Spain | Aragosaurus |
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| Baryonyx |
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| Hypsilophodon |
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| Iguanodon |
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| Pelicanimimus |
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| United Kingdom | Baryonyx |
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| Becklespinax |
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| Eotyrannus |
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| Hylaeosaurus |
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| Hypsilophodon |
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| Iguanodon |
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| Neovenator |
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| Pelorosaurus |
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| Polacanthus |
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| Valdosaurus |
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North America
South America
| COUNTRY | NAME (GENUS) | BODY SHAPE |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina | Amargasaurus |
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| Chubutisaurus |
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| Giganotosaurus |
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| Ligabuesaurus |
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| Brazil | Irritator |
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