Dinosaur time gap

Did Pteranodon and mammoths live at the same time?

No. Pteranodon (Late Cretaceous) and Mammuthus (Pleistocene) are separated by 83 million years.

Mammuthus to you: 0.0117 million years.

More time separated them than separates Mammuthus from you.

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

Mammuthus

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.

Silhouette by Amy Beauvois

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Between Pteranodon and mammoths

  • Anchiceratops Late Cretaceous · 84–66 million years ago
  • Chasmosaurus Late Cretaceous · 84–72 million years ago
  • Gorgosaurus Late Cretaceous · 84–72 million years ago
  • Parasaurolophus Late Cretaceous · 84–72 million years ago
  • Styracosaurus Late Cretaceous · 84–72 million years ago
  • Avimimus Late Cretaceous · 72–66 million years ago
  • Masiakasaurus Late Cretaceous · 72–66 million years ago
  • Telmatosaurus Late Cretaceous · 72–66 million years ago

Fun Facts

  • Every Pteranodon fossil here comes from the United States.
  • Mammuthus has been found in 42 countries.
  • Pteranodon is not a dinosaur.
  • Mammuthus is not a dinosaur.
  • Mammuthus is known from 685 fossil sites.
  • Mammuthus spans 0.1 million years of rock.

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