Dinosaur time gap

Did Spinosaurus and Smilodon live at the same time?

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

Smilodon to you: 0.0117 million years.

More time separated them than separates Smilodon 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

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 Spinosaurus and Smilodon

  • 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

  • Smilodon spans 0.1 million years of rock.
  • Smilodon is known from 130 fossil sites.
  • Spinosaurus was named by Stromer in 1915.
  • Smilodon is not a dinosaur.

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