Cretaceous Early
Mesozoic
145,0–100,5 Mya
703 Dinosaurier
The Cretaceous saw continued dinosaur evolution with the rise of ornithopods and early ceratopsians. Flowering plants first appeared and began to transform terrestrial ecosystems. Spinosaurus and other large theropods lived during this time.
Shengjingornis yangi
None
CarnivoreShenzhouraptor sinensis
None
CarnivoreShenzhousaurus orientalis
None
HerbivoreSuchomimus
Spinosauridae
PiscivoreNigersaurus
Sauropoda
HerbivoreZhouornis hani
None
CarnivoreZhongornis haoae
None
CarnivoreZhongjianornis yangi
None
CarnivoreZhenyuanlong suni
None
CarnivoreZephyrosaurus
None
HerbivoreBaryonyx
Spinosauridae
PiscivoreCarcharodontosaurus
Theropoda
CarnivoreDeinonychus
Dromaeosauridae
CarnivoreIguanodon
Ornithischia
HerbivoreIrritator
Spinosauridae
PiscivoreMicroraptor
Dromaeosauridae
CarnivoreMuttaburrasaurus
Ornithischia
HerbivorePsittacosaurus
Ceratopsia
HerbivoreSauropelta
Ankylosauria
HerbivoreSinosauropteryx
Theropoda
CarnivoreSpinosaurus
Spinosauridae
PiscivoreUtahraptor
Dromaeosauridae
CarnivoreYutyrannus
Tyrannosauridae
CarnivoreIguanodon galvensis
None
HerbivoreShanag ashile
None
CarnivoreSpinostropheus gautieri
None
CarnivoreHylaeosaurus armatus
None
HerbivoreDemandasaurus darwini
None
HerbivoreArchaeoceratops yujingziensis
None
HerbivoreGastonia lorriemcwhinneyae
None
HerbivoreValdosaurus canaliculatus
None
Herbivore