Dinosaur time gap

Did Ankylosaurus and mammoths live at the same time?

No. Ankylosaurus (Late Cretaceous) and Mammuthus (Pleistocene) are separated by 66 million years.

Mammuthus to you: 0.0117 million years.

More time separated them than separates Mammuthus from you.

Late Cretaceous · 72–66 million years ago

Named by Brown, 1908

Fossils from United States, Canada

Pleistocene · 0.129 million years ago until about 11,700 years ago

Named by Brookes, 1828

Fossils from United States, Mexico, Italy, 39 more

Mammuthus is not a dinosaur.

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Fun Facts

  • Mammuthus has been found in 42 countries.
  • Mammuthus is not a dinosaur.
  • Ankylosaurus and Lambeosaurus could have met.
  • Mammuthus is known from 685 fossil sites.
  • Mammuthus spans 0.1 million years of rock.

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