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.
31 Late Triassic dinosaurs
Africa
| COUNTRY | NAME (GENUS) | BODY SHAPE |
|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | Euskelosaurus |
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| Morocco | Azendohsaurus |
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| South Africa | Euskelosaurus |
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| Lycorhinus |
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| Melanorosaurus |
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| Syntarsus |
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| Zimbabwe | Euskelosaurus |
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| Syntarsus |
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Europe
| COUNTRY | NAME (GENUS) | BODY SHAPE |
|---|---|---|
| England | Avalonia |
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| Thecodontosaurus |
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| France | Liliensternus |
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| Plateosaurus |
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| Germany | Liliensternus |
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| Plateosaurus |
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| Procompsognathus |
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| Scotland | Saltopus |
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| Switzerland | Plateosaurus |
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| United Kingdom | Avalonia |
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| Saltopus |
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| Thecodontosaurus |
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North America
| COUNTRY | NAME (GENUS) | BODY SHAPE |
|---|---|---|
| USA | Chindesaurus |
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| Coelophysis |
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| Syntarsus |
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South America
| COUNTRY | NAME (GENUS) | BODY SHAPE |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina | Coloradisaurus |
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| Eoraptor |
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| Herrerasaurus |
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| Mussaurus |
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| Pisanosaurus |
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| Riojasaurus |
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| Brazil | Guaibasaurus |
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| Staurikosaurus |
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