Dinosaur time gap

Did Diplodocus and Spinosaurus live at the same time?

No. Diplodocus (Late Jurassic) and Spinosaurus (Late Cretaceous) are separated by 43 million years.

Spinosaurus to you: 94 million years.

Diplodocus

Late Jurassic · 155–143 million years ago

Named by Marsh, 1878

Fossils from United States

Silhouette by Jagged Fang Designs

Spinosaurus

Late Cretaceous · 101–94 million years ago

Named by Stromer, 1915

Fossils from Morocco, Egypt, Niger, 3 more

Silhouette by Alessio Ciaffi

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Between Diplodocus and Spinosaurus

  • Barilium Early Cretaceous · 137–133 million years ago
  • Polacanthus Early Cretaceous · 133–121 million years ago
  • Baryonyx Early Cretaceous · 126–121 million years ago
  • Hypsilophodon Early Cretaceous · 126–121 million years ago
  • Acrocanthosaurus Early Cretaceous · 121–113 million years ago
  • Psittacosaurus Early Cretaceous · 121–113 million years ago
  • Deinonychus Early Cretaceous · 113–101 million years ago
  • Ouranosaurus Early Cretaceous · 113–101 million years ago

Fun Facts

  • Spinosaurus was named by Stromer in 1915.
  • Apatosaurus and Diplodocus could have met.

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