Dinosaur time gap

Did Pteranodon and Smilodon live at the same time?

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

Smilodon to you: 0.0117 million years.

More time separated them than separates Smilodon 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

Smilodon

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 Pteranodon and Smilodon

  • 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.
  • Smilodon spans 0.1 million years of rock.
  • Smilodon is known from 130 fossil sites.
  • Pteranodon is not a dinosaur.
  • Smilodon is not a dinosaur.

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