Cretaceous Early
Mesozoic
145.0–100.5 Mya
703 dinosaurs
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.
Xuwulong yueluni
None
HerbivoreYanbeilong ultimus
None
HerbivoreYangavis confucii
None
CarnivoreYangchuanosaurus
None
CarnivoreYangtzepus clarkei
None
CarnivoreYangtzepus yipingensis
None
CarnivoreYanornis guozhangi
None
CarnivoreYanornis martini
None
CarnivoreYaverlandia bitholus
None
CarnivoreYixianornis grabaui
None
CarnivoreYixianosaurus longimanus
None
CarnivoreYongjinglong datangi
None
HerbivoreYuanchuavis kompsosoura
None
CarnivoreYuanjiawaornis viriosus
None
CarnivoreYuanyanglong bainian
None
OmnivoreYueosaurus tiantaiensis
None
HerbivoreYumenornis huangi
None
CarnivoreYunmenglong ruyangensis
None
HerbivoreYurgovuchia
None
CarnivoreYurgovuchia doellingi
None
CarnivoreYutyrannus
Tyrannosauridae
CarnivoreYutyrannus huali
None
CarnivoreZapalasaurus bonapartei
None
HerbivoreZavacephale rinpoche
None
HerbivoreZephyrosaurus
None
HerbivoreZephyrosaurus schaffi
None
HerbivoreZhenyuanlong suni
None
CarnivoreZhongjianornis yangi
None
CarnivoreZhongjianosaurus yangi
None
CarnivoreZhongornis haoae
None
CarnivoreZhouornis hani
None
Carnivore