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.
61 Late Jurassic dinosaurs
Africa
| COUNTRY | NAME (GENUS) | BODY SHAPE |
|---|---|---|
| Algeria | Brachiosaurus |
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| Tanzania | Allosaurus |
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| Barosaurus |
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| Brachiosaurus |
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| Dicraeosaurus |
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| Dryosaurus |
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| Elaphrosaurus |
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| Giraffatitan |
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| Janenschia |
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| Kentrosaurus |
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Asia
| COUNTRY | NAME (GENUS) | BODY SHAPE |
|---|---|---|
| Peoples Republic of China | Agilisaurus |
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| Chaoyangsaurus |
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| Chialingosaurus |
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| Chinshakiangosaurus |
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| Chungkingosaurus |
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| Euhelopus |
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| Guanlong |
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| Mamenchisaurus |
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| Tuojiangosaurus |
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| Yangchuanosaurus |
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| Yingshanosaurus |
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Europe
| COUNTRY | NAME (GENUS) | BODY SHAPE |
|---|---|---|
| England | Camptosaurus |
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| Dacentrurus |
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| Lexovisaurus |
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| Metriacanthosaurus |
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| France | Compsognathus |
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| Dacentrurus |
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| Dubreuillosaurus |
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| Lexovisaurus |
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| Germany | Archaeopteryx |
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| Compsognathus |
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| Europasaurus |
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| Juravenator |
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| Portugal | Brachiosaurus |
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| Dacentrurus |
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| United Kingdom | Camptosaurus |
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| Dacentrurus |
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| Lexovisaurus |
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| Metriacanthosaurus |
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North America
South America
| COUNTRY | NAME (GENUS) | BODY SHAPE |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina | Piatnitzkysaurus |
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