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.
Megalosaurus bucklandii
None
CarnivoreMei long
None
CarnivoreMengciusornis dentatus
None
CarnivoreMenglongipus
None
CarnivoreMetatetrapous valdensis
None
HerbivoreMicroenantiornis vulgaris
None
CarnivoreMicroraptor
Dromaeosauridae
CarnivoreMicroraptor gui
None
CarnivoreMicroraptor hanqingi
None
CarnivoreMicroraptor zhaoianus
None
CarnivoreMicrovenator
None
OmnivoreMicrovenator celer
None
OmnivoreMierasaurus bobyoungi
None
HerbivoreMigmanychion laiyang
None
CarnivoreMinisauripus
None
HerbivoreMinisauripus chuanzhuensis
None
HerbivoreMinisauripus zhenshuonani
None
HerbivoreMinmi paravertebrata
None
HerbivoreMirischia asymmetrica
None
CarnivoreMnyamawamtuka moyowamkia
None
HerbivoreMoabosaurus utahensis
None
HerbivoreMoguiornipes robusta
None
CarnivoreMongolosaurus haplodon
None
HerbivoreMongolostegus exspectabilis
None
HerbivoreMonoenantiornis sihedangia
None
CarnivoreMoraesichnium barberenae
None
CarnivoreMorelladon beltrani
None
HerbivoreMultifissoolithus chianensis
None
Multifissoolithus shimonosekiensis
None
Musivavis amabilis
None
CarnivoreMuttaburrasaurus
Ornithischia
HerbivoreMuttaburrasaurus langdoni
None
HerbivoreMystiornis cyrili
None
CarnivoreNanantius
None
CarnivoreNanantius eos
None
CarnivoreNanshiungosaurus bohlini
None
HerbivoreNapaisaurus guangxiensis
None
HerbivoreNedcolbertia justinhoffmanni
None
CarnivoreNeimengornis rectusmim
None
CarnivoreNeoanomoepus
None
HerbivoreNeovenatoridae
None
CarnivoreNeovenator salerii
None
CarnivoreNigersaurinae
None
HerbivoreNigersaurus
Sauropoda
HerbivoreNigersaurus taqueti
None
HerbivoreNingxiapus liupanshanensis
None
HerbivoreNingyuansaurus wangi
None
OmnivoreNinjatitan zapatai
None
Herbivore