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) | TAXONOMY | BODY SHAPE |
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| Amygdalodon | Dinosauria, Saurischia, Sauropodomorpha, Sauropoda, Eusauropoda |
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| Bellusaurus | Dinosauria, Saurischia, Sauropodomorpha, Sauropoda, Eusauropoda, Neosauropoda, Macronaria |
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| Brachytrachelopan | Dinosauria, Saurischia, Sauropodomorpha, Sauropoda, Eusauropoda, Neosauropoda, Diplodocoidea, Dicraeosauridae |
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| Cetiosauriscus | Dinosauria, Saurischia, Sauropodomorpha, Sauropoda, Eusauropoda, Neosauropoda, Diplodocoidea |
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| Cetiosaurus | Dinosauria, Saurischia, Sauropodomorpha, Sauropoda, Eusauropoda, Cetiosauridae |
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| Datousaurus | Dinosauria, Saurischia, Sauropodomorpha, Sauropoda |
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| Emausaurus | Dinosauria, Ornithischia, Genasauria, Thyreophora |
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| Eustreptospondylus | Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Neotherapoda, Tetanurae, Spinosauroidea, Megalosauridae, Eustreptospondylinae |
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| Gasosaurus | Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Neotherapoda, Tetanurae, Avetherapoda |
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| Huayangosaurus | Dinosauria, Ornithischia, Genasauria, Thyreophora, Stegosauria, Huayangosauridae |
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| Lapparentosaurus | Dinosauria, Saurischia, Sauropodomorpha, Sauropoda, Eusauropoda, Neosauropoda, Macronaria, Camarasauromorpha, Titanosauriformes |
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| Megalosaurus | Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Neotherapoda, Tetanurae, Spinosauroidea, Megalosauridae, Megalosaurinae |
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| Monolophosaurus | Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Neotherapoda, Tetanurae, Avetherapoda, Carnosauria |
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| Nqwebasaurus | Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Neotherapoda, Tetanurae, Avetherapoda, Coelurosauria |
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| Omeisaurus | Dinosauria, Saurischia, Sauropodomorpha, Sauropoda, Eusauropoda |
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| Patagosaurus | Dinosauria, Saurischia, Sauropodomorpha, Sauropoda, Eusauropoda, Cetiosauridae |
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| Podokesaurus | Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Neotherapoda, Ceratosauria, Coelophysoidea |
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| Poekilopleuron | Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Neotherapoda, Tetanurae, Spinosauroidea, Megalosauridae, Megalosaurinae |
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| Proceratosaurus | Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Neotherapoda, Tetanurae, Avetherapoda, Coelurosauria |
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| Rhoetosaurus | Dinosauria, Saurischia, Sauropodomorpha, Sauropoda |
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| Segisaurus | Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Neotherapoda, Ceratosauria, Coelophysoidea, Coelophysidae |
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| Shunosaurus | Dinosauria, Saurischia, Sauropodomorpha, Sauropoda, Eusauropoda |
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| Sinraptor | Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Neotherapoda, Tetanurae, Avetherapoda, Carnosauria, Allosauroidea, Sinraptoridae |
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| Yandusaurus | Dinosauria, Ornithischia, Genasauria, Cerapoda, Ornithopoda, Euornithopoda |
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| Yinlong | Dinosauria, Ornithischia, Genasauria, Cerapoda, Marginocephalia, Ceratopsia |
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