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.
21 Late Triassic dinosaurs
| NAME (GENUS) | TAXONOMY | BODY SHAPE |
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| Thecodontosaurus | Dinosauria, Saurischia, Sauropodomorpha, Prosauropoda |
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| Syntarsus | Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Neotherapoda, Ceratosauria, Coelophysoidea, Coelophysidae |
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| Staurikosaurus | Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Herrerasauridae |
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| Saltopus | Dinosauria, Saltopus |
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| Riojasaurus | Dinosauria, Saurischia, Sauropodomorpha, Prosauropoda, Anchisauria, Melanorosauridae |
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| Procompsognathus | Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Neotherapoda, Ceratosauria, Coelophysoidea |
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| Plateosaurus | Dinosauria, Saurischia, Sauropodomorpha, Prosauropoda, Plateosauria, Plateosauridae |
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| Pisanosaurus | Dinosauria, Ornithischia |
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| Mussaurus | Dinosauria, Saurischia, Sauropodomorpha, Prosauropoda, Plateosauria, Plateosauridae |
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| Melanorosaurus | Dinosauria, Saurischia, Sauropodomorpha, Prosauropoda, Anchisauria, Melanorosauridae |
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| Lycorhinus | Dinosauria, Ornithischia, Genasauria, Cerapoda, Heterodontosauridae |
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| Liliensternus | Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Neotherapoda, Ceratosauria, Coelophysoidea |
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| Herrerasaurus | Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Herrerasauridae |
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| Guaibasaurus | Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda |
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| Euskelosaurus | Dinosauria, Saurischia, Sauropodomorpha, Prosauropoda, Plateosauria, Plateosauridae |
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| Eoraptor | Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda |
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| Coloradisaurus | Dinosauria, Saurischia, Sauropodomorpha, Prosauropoda, Plateosauria, Plateosauridae |
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| Coelophysis | Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Neotherapoda, Ceratosauria, Coelophysoidea, Coelophysidae |
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| Chindesaurus | Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Herrerasauridae |
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| Azendohsaurus | Dinosauria, Saurischia, Sauropodomorpha, Prosauropoda |
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| Avalonia | Dinosauria, Saurischia, Sauropodomorpha, Prosauropoda, Anchisauria, Melanorosauridae |
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