Category: Dinosaur Timeline

Dinosaurs ruled Earth for over 180 million years. This timeline breakdown explains how they rose, dominated, and ultimately went extinct across three major periods.

The Mesozoic Era tells the full story of dinosaurs—from their early rise in the Triassic to their dominance in the Jurassic and extinction in the Cretaceous.

From small early dinosaurs to giant rulers of Earth, this complete timeline explains how dinosaurs evolved, dominated, and ultimately went extinct over 180 million years.