570 vanished lives

05Mesozoic

A deep skull, bone-crushing bite and keen senses made it one of the last giant theropods.

06Mesozoic

Three horns and a broad frill formed a formidable display and defense system.

07Mesozoic

Tall back plates and a four-spiked tail made this low-browsing herbivore unmistakable.

08Mesozoic

This turkey-sized feathered predator carried a raised sickle claw on each foot.

09Mesozoic

A sail-backed predator with dense bones and a paddle-like tail, adapted to life around water.

10Mesozoic

Body armor and a heavy tail club turned a plant-eater into a walking fortress.

11Mesozoic

Its long hollow crest may have carried low calls across forests and floodplains.

12Mesozoic

Feathers, wings, teeth and a long bony tail capture a mosaic of dinosaur and bird traits.

13Mesozoic

One of the largest known flying animals stood as tall as a giraffe on the ground.

14Mesozoic

A giant marine lizard propelled by a deep tail fin patrolled Late Cretaceous seas.

40Mesozoic

A lightweight skull and serrated teeth equipped this large predator for repeated slashing bites.

41Mesozoic

Long forelimbs lifted its shoulders and neck toward the Jurassic canopy.

42Mesozoic

A whip-like tail balanced an extremely long neck on this lightly built giant.

43Mesozoic

Brow horns, a deep skull and extremely reduced arms marked this fast abelisaurid.

44Mesozoic

A giant narrow-skulled theropod shared its world with immense sauropods.

45Mesozoic

A stiff tail, grasping hands and enlarged foot claw made an agile feathered hunter.

46Mesozoic

The supposed egg thief was found above a nest that probably contained its own young.

47Mesozoic

Meter-long hand claws belonged to a tall, feathered, pot-bellied herbivore.

48Mesozoic

A thick dome of bone crowned the skull of this two-legged herbivore.

49Mesozoic

A conical thumb spike and batteries of chewing teeth equipped this adaptable herbivore.

50Mesozoic

This sheep-sized horned dinosaur carried a deep beak and broad neck frill.

51Mesozoic

A slender, hollow-boned hunter was among the early successful dinosaurs.

52Mesozoic

This early long-necked herbivore could rear upright but mainly walked on two legs.

53Mesozoic

Paired head crests advertised this agile predator; there is no evidence for venom or a neck frill.