Dinosaur time gap

Did Triceratops and Pteranodon live at the same time?

No. Triceratops (Late Cretaceous) and Pteranodon (Late Cretaceous) are separated by 11 million years.

Triceratops to you: 66 million years.

Late Cretaceous · 72–66 million years ago

Named by Marsh, 1889

Fossils from United States, Canada

Late Cretaceous · 86–84 million years ago

Named by Marsh, 1876

Fossils from United States

Pteranodon is not a dinosaur.

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Between Pteranodon and Triceratops

  • Anchiceratops Late Cretaceous · 84–66 million years ago
  • Baptornis Late Cretaceous · 84–72 million years ago
  • Chirostenotes Late Cretaceous · 84–72 million years ago
  • Elasmosaurus Late Cretaceous · 84–72 million years ago
  • Hesperornis Late Cretaceous · 84–72 million years ago
  • Neuquensaurus Late Cretaceous · 84–72 million years ago
  • Protoceratops Late Cretaceous · 84–72 million years ago
  • Styracosaurus Late Cretaceous · 84–72 million years ago

Fun Facts

  • Every Pteranodon fossil here comes from the United States.
  • Pteranodon is not a dinosaur.
  • Pectinodon and Triceratops could have met.
  • Triceratops is known from 166 fossil sites.

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