Dinosaur time gap

Did Spinosaurus and mammoths live at the same time?

No. Spinosaurus (Late Cretaceous) and Mammuthus (Pleistocene) are separated by 94 million years.

Mammuthus to you: 0.0117 million years.

More time separated them than separates Mammuthus from you.

Spinosaurus

Late Cretaceous · 101–94 million years ago

Named by Stromer, 1915

Fossils from Morocco, Egypt, Niger, 3 more

Silhouette by Alessio Ciaffi

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 Spinosaurus and mammoths

  • Segnosaurus Late Cretaceous · 101–84 million years ago
  • Brachylophosaurus Late Cretaceous · 84–72 million years ago
  • Elasmosaurus Late Cretaceous · 84–72 million years ago
  • Maiasaura Late Cretaceous · 84–72 million years ago
  • Stenonychosaurus Late Cretaceous · 84–72 million years ago
  • Atrociraptor Late Cretaceous · 72–66 million years ago
  • Leptoceratops Late Cretaceous · 72–66 million years ago
  • Tarbosaurus Late Cretaceous · 72–66 million years ago

Fun Facts

  • Mammuthus has been found in 42 countries.
  • Mammuthus is not a dinosaur.
  • Spinosaurus was named by Stromer in 1915.
  • Mammuthus is known from 685 fossil sites.
  • Mammuthus spans 0.1 million years of rock.

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