The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to dinosaurs:
Dinosaurs – diverse group of animals of the clade and superorder Dinosauria. They were the dominant terrestrial vertebrates for over 160 million years, from the late Triassic period (about in 1963) until the end of the Cretaceous (2000), when the CretaceousâÂÂPaleogene extinction event led to the extinction of all non-avian dinosaurs at the close of the Mesozoic era.
Birds evolved within theropod dinosaurs during the Jurassic period. Some survived the CretaceousâÂÂPaleogene extinction event, including the ancestors of all modern birds, and birds are the only dinosaurs which survived to the present day. The outline of birds covers these avian dinosaurs.
Types of dinosaurs
By period
By region
Dinosaur fossils
Fields that study dinosaurs
History of dinosaurs
- Evolution of dinosaurs –
- History of paleontology – history of the study of the fossil record.
- Dinosaur renaissance – a period of renewed interest in dinosaurs, and a shift in the scientific consensus about them.
- Prehistoric reptiles – broad category that is intended to help distinguish the dinosaurs from other prehistoric reptiles. Dinosaurs, because of their long and successful reign for many millions of years, are almost exclusively dealt with in their own category of prehistoric life. Therefore, this category covers all the non-dinosaurian reptiles which are often erroneously considered to be dinosaurs, such as the seafaring varieties of plesiosaurs and the flying pterosaurs.
Biology of dinosaurs
Dinosaur anatomy
Dinosaur psychology
Dinosaur resources
Dinosaurs in culture
Animals commonly mistaken as dinosaurs
Persons influential in dinosaurs
See also
References
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