Dinosaur time gap

Did Apatosaurus and Pteranodon live at the same time?

No. Apatosaurus (Late Jurassic) and Pteranodon (Late Cretaceous) are separated by 57 million years.

Pteranodon to you: 84 million years.

Apatosaurus

Late Jurassic · 155–143 million years ago

Named by Marsh, 1877

Fossils from United States

Silhouette by Elihu Guzmán Arroyo

Pteranodon

Late Cretaceous · 86–84 million years ago

Named by Marsh, 1876

Fossils from United States

Pteranodon is not a dinosaur.

Silhouette by Matt Dempsey

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Between Apatosaurus and Pteranodon

  • Barilium Early Cretaceous · 137–133 million years ago
  • Valdosaurus Early Cretaceous · 133–121 million years ago
  • Hypsilophodon Early Cretaceous · 126–121 million years ago
  • Microraptor Early Cretaceous · 121–113 million years ago
  • Deinonychus Early Cretaceous · 113–101 million years ago
  • Ouranosaurus Early Cretaceous · 113–101 million years ago
  • Carcharodontosaurus Late Cretaceous · 101–94 million years ago
  • Eolambia Late Cretaceous · 101–94 million years ago

Fun Facts

  • Every Pteranodon fossil here comes from the United States.
  • Every Apatosaurus fossil here comes from the United States.
  • Pteranodon is not a dinosaur.
  • Apatosaurus and Diplodocus could have met.

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