Dinosaurs Around the World · Drawing 01 of 34
Three Stops in Time
Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous
Dinosaurs lived for millions of years. These three pictures show different times: the animals did not all live together.
Did you know?
Stegosaurus lived long before Tyrannosaurus.
Look together
Which period is in the middle?
An idea to try
Point to the middle period, then name the other two with an adult.
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 is in the middle? Point to the middle period, then name the other two with an adult.
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: When did dinosaurs live?Put Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous in order and recognize that the featured dinosaurs did not all coexist.
Source review: 2026-10-04. Illustrations are simplified for colouring.
