Dinosaurs Around the World · Drawing 01 of 40
Three Periods for a Journey Through Time
Fossils and Science
Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous: these periods follow that order. The dinosaurs in these three pictures did not live together.
Did you know?
Tyrannosaurus lived much later than Stegosaurus.
Look together
Which period comes between the other two?
An idea to try
Discuss with an adult which clues this picture helps you explore.
For the adult reading along
A little more to discover
The three windows show animals from different periods, not a meeting. Period boundaries are defined in rocks; the earliest dinosaurs appear in the Triassic. Birds are still alive today.
Look together: Which period comes between the other two? Discuss with an adult which clues this picture helps you explore.
Sources and illustration notes (1)
Simplified reconstruction. Pose, unpreserved tissues and setting are interpreted. Choose your own colours; animals are not to one scale.
These links lead to other websites. Explore them with an adult. References identify the institution and the related lesson; some linked pages are in French.
- Natural History Museum: Three Periods for a Journey Through TimePut Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous in order and recognize that the featured dinosaurs did not all coexist.
Source review: 2026-10-03. Illustrations are simplified for colouring.
