Dinosaur time gap

Did Brachiosaurus and Ankylosaurus live at the same time?

No. Brachiosaurus (Late Jurassic) and Ankylosaurus (Late Cretaceous) are separated by 71 million years.

Ankylosaurus to you: 66 million years.

More time separated them than separates Ankylosaurus from you.

Brachiosaurus

Late Jurassic · 155–143 million years ago

Named by Riggs, 1903

Fossils from United States, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, 1 more

Silhouette by Amy Beauvois

Ankylosaurus

Late Cretaceous · 72–66 million years ago

Named by Brown, 1908

Fossils from United States, Canada

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Between Brachiosaurus and Ankylosaurus

  • Barilium Early Cretaceous · 137–133 million years ago
  • Acrocanthosaurus Early Cretaceous · 121–113 million years ago
  • Oryctodromeus Late Cretaceous · 106–94 million years ago
  • Pteranodon Late Cretaceous · 86–84 million years ago
  • Centrosaurus Late Cretaceous · 84–72 million years ago
  • Elasmosaurus Late Cretaceous · 84–72 million years ago
  • Maiasaura Late Cretaceous · 84–72 million years ago
  • Rhabdodon Late Cretaceous · 84–72 million years ago

Fun Facts

  • Ankylosaurus and Lambeosaurus could have met.

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