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.
| NAME (GENUS) | Years (million years ago) | ![]() |
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| Bagaceratops | 85 - 80 mya | |
| Bambiraptor | 84 - 71 mya | |
| Borogovia | 84 - 65 mya | |
| Brachyceratops | 81 - 74 mya | |
| Brachylophosaurus | 89 - 88 mya | |
| Bugenasaura | 65 - ? mya | |
| Buitreraptor | 99 - 90 mya | |
| Carcharodontosaurus | 98 - 94 mya | |
| Carnotaurus | 70 - ? mya | |
| Centrosaurus | 76 - 74 mya | |
| Chasmosaurus | 76 - 74 mya | |
| Citipati | 81 - 75 mya | |
| Conchoraptor | 81 - 76 mya | |
| Corythosaurus | 76 - 74 mya | |
| Daspletosaurus | 76 - 74 mya | |
| Deinocheirus | 70 - 65 mya | |
| Deltadromeus | 99 - 94 mya | |
| Diceratops | 67 - 65 mya | |
| Dracorex | 66 - ? mya | |
| Dravidosaurus | 89 - 86 mya | |
| Dromaeosaurus | 76 - 74 mya | |
| Dromiceiomimus | 74 - 70 mya | |
| Dryptosaurus | 84 - 65 mya | |
| Edmontonia | 76 - 74 mya | |
| Edmontosaurus | 76 - 65 mya |