The Dino Directory
Share this
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.
26 Early Jurassic dinosaurs
Africa
| COUNTRY | NAME (GENUS) | BODY SHAPE |
|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | Heterodontosaurus |
|
| Lesothosaurus |
| |
| Massospondylus |
| |
| South Africa | Aardonyx |
|
| Heterodontosaurus |
| |
| Massospondylus |
| |
| Zimbabwe | Massospondylus |
|
| Vulcanodon |
|
Antarctica
| COUNTRY | NAME (GENUS) | BODY SHAPE |
|---|---|---|
| Antarctica | Cryolophosaurus |
|
Asia
| COUNTRY | NAME (GENUS) | BODY SHAPE |
|---|---|---|
| India | Barapasaurus |
|
| Kotasaurus |
| |
| Peoples Republic of China | Jingshanosaurus |
|
| Lufengosaurus |
| |
| Yimenosaurus |
| |
| Yunnanosaurus |
|
Europe
| COUNTRY | NAME (GENUS) | BODY SHAPE |
|---|---|---|
| England | Sarcosaurus |
|
| Scelidosaurus |
| |
| France | Lophostropheus |
|
| United Kingdom | Pantydraco |
|
| Sarcosaurus |
| |
| Scelidosaurus |
| |
| Wales | Pantydraco |
|
North America
| COUNTRY | NAME (GENUS) | BODY SHAPE |
|---|---|---|
| USA | Ammosaurus |
|
| Anchisaurus |
| |
| Dilophosaurus |
| |
| Scutellosaurus |
|