Dinosaurs & Birds

The mighty dinosaurs arose around 230 million years ago and dominated the planet for over 160 million years leaving only birds as their survivor.

First True Dinosaur: Eoraptor lunensis.

One of the earliest known true dinosaurs in the Dinosauria order is Eoraptor lunensis. From this predatory bird-like precursor, the birds and dinosaurs emerged. This direct-line ancestor evolved into theropods, birds, sauropods and ornithischians. Eoraptor emerged during the Late Triassic period, approximately 231.4 million years ago, in what is now Argentina. It is considered one […]

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Dinosauromorphs Emerge: Asilisaurus kongwe

In a testament to our understanding of evolution, archosaurs emerged around 255 million years ago, eventually giving rise to dinosaurs about 230 million years ago. Bridging this gap, the dinosauromorphs – a transitional group between archosaurs and dinosaurs – evolved approximately 245 million years ago. One notable early dinosauromorph is Asilisaurus kongwe, found in present-day

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Nyasasaurus parringtoni

The earliest known dinosaur is Nyasasaurus parringtoni, which lived during the Middle Triassic period, around 243 million years ago. Discovered in Tanzania, Nyasasaurus represents a key transitional form, showcasing features that are both dinosaurian and pre-dinosaurian, highlighting the evolutionary path leading to more well-known dinosaurs of the Late Triassic and beyond. This discovery pushes back

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Marasuchus lilloensis

Before dinosauromorphs like Asilisaurus, the evolutionary lineage would include earlier archosaurs. One such early archosaur is Marasuchus lilloensis, which lived around 240 million years ago. Marasuchus exhibits several primitive features that are on the evolutionary path towards dinosaurs. Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Chordata > Class: Reptilia > Order: Dinosauriformes 30 to 40 cm (12 to

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