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Just before the K-Pg extinction event, the number of non-avian dinosaur species that existed globally has been estimated at between 628 and 1078. [280] It remains uncertain whether the diversity of dinosaurs was in gradual decline before the K-Pg extinction event, or whether dinosaurs were actually thriving prior to the extinction.
Mounted skeletons of Tyrannosaurus (left) and Apatosaurus (right) at the AMNH. Dinosaurs are a diverse group of reptiles of the clade Dinosauria. They first appeared during the Triassic period, between 243 and 233.23 million years ago, although the exact origin and timing of the evolution of dinosaurs is the subject of active research.
Three species have been named, each with a unique pattern of cranial ornamentation Palaeoscincus: 1856 Judith River Formation (Late Cretaceous, Campanian) United States ( Montana) Although many restorations depict it with the spikes of Edmontonia and the tail club of Ankylosaurus, this is most likely incorrect Panoplosaurus: 1919
More than 99 percent of all species that ever lived (over five billion) [1] are estimated to be extinct. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Estimates on the number of Earth's current species range from 10 million to 14 million, [ 4 ] with about 1.2 million or 14% documented, the rest not yet described . [ 5 ]
List of dinosaur genera; List of informally named dinosaurs; List of dinosaur species on display; Lists of dinosaur specimens; List of non-avian dinosaur species preserved with evidence of feathers; List of fictional dinosaurs
Abundant remains have been discovered. Several specimens were once assigned to their own genera and species Mbiresaurus: 2022 Pebbly Arkose Formation (Late Triassic, Carnian) Zimbabwe: One of the oldest dinosaurs known from Africa. Its discovery proves that the earliest dinosaurs were restricted to high latitudes [30] Melanorosaurus: 1924
The type species was found in the United States. Several species lived around the world, including in Europe, but T. gurneyi is the only non-North American species to receive a formal name. It represents Europe's largest terrestrial predator [79] Transylvanosaurus: 2022
Tyrannosaurus (/ t ɪ ˌ r æ n ə ˈ s ɔː r ə s, t aɪ-/) [a] is a genus of large theropod dinosaur. The type species Tyrannosaurus rex (rex meaning 'king' in Latin), often shortened to T. rex or colloquially T-Rex, is one of the best represented theropods. It lived throughout what is now western North America, on what was then an island ...