Creatures
29 animals profiled so far, with their size, diet, fossils and what the latest science says.
Ice Age (Quaternary)
From about 2.6 million to 11,700 years ago, mammoths, sabre-toothed cats and giant bears shared the cold steppes with our ancestors. Start with the complete guide to the Ice Age.
Cretaceous
From 145 to 66 million years ago: Tyrannosaurus, Spinosaurus, and the mosasaurs, sharks and giant fish of the sea that once covered Kansas. Start with the complete guide to the Cretaceous.
Jurassic
From 201 to 145 million years ago: giant sauropods, plated stegosaurs, powerful predators like Allosaurus and Torvosaurus, pliosaurs and ichthyosaurs in the seas, and the first bird-like dinosaurs. Start with the complete guide to the Jurassic.
Allosaurus
Allosaurus fragilis
Archaeopteryx
Archaeopteryx
Brachiosaurus
Brachiosaurus altithorax
Ceratosaurus
Ceratosaurus nasicornis
Compsognathus
Compsognathus longipes
Dakosaurus
Dakosaurus maximus
Diplodocus
Diplodocus carnegii
Dryosaurus
Dryosaurus altus
Gargoyleosaurus
Gargoyleosaurus parkpinorum
Kentrosaurus
Kentrosaurus aethiopicus
Leedsichthys
Leedsichthys problematicus
Liopleurodon
Liopleurodon ferox
Ophthalmosaurus
Ophthalmosaurus icenicus
Pliosaurus
Pliosaurus
Pseudorhina
Pseudorhina
Rhamphorhynchus
Rhamphorhynchus muensteri
Stegosaurus
Stegosaurus stenops
Titanites
Titanites anguiformis
Torvosaurus
Torvosaurus gurneyi
Yi qi
Yi qi