Dinosaur time gap

Did Parasaurolophus and Smilodon live at the same time?

No. Parasaurolophus (Late Cretaceous) and Smilodon (Pleistocene) are separated by 72 million years.

Smilodon to you: 0.0117 million years.

More time separated them than separates Smilodon from you.

Late Cretaceous · 84–72 million years ago

Named by Parks, 1922

Fossils from United States, Canada

Silhouette by Richard Rich

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

Named by Lund, 1841

Fossils from United States, Argentina, Brazil, 11 more

Smilodon is not a dinosaur.

Silhouette by Ivan Iofrida

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Between Parasaurolophus and Smilodon

  • Albertosaurus Late Cretaceous · 72–66 million years ago
  • Avimimus Late Cretaceous · 72–66 million years ago
  • Edmontosaurus Late Cretaceous · 72–66 million years ago
  • Leptoceratops Late Cretaceous · 72–66 million years ago
  • Pachyrhinosaurus Late Cretaceous · 72–66 million years ago
  • Rapetosaurus Late Cretaceous · 72–66 million years ago
  • Torosaurus Late Cretaceous · 72–66 million years ago
  • Zalmoxes Late Cretaceous · 72–66 million years ago

Fun Facts

  • Smilodon spans 0.1 million years of rock.
  • Smilodon is known from 130 fossil sites.
  • Smilodon is not a dinosaur.
  • Parasaurolophus spans 11 million years of rock.
  • Daspletosaurus and Parasaurolophus could have met.

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