Dinosaurs Around the World · Drawing 33 of 34
The End of the Cretaceous
66 million years ago
An asteroid struck Earth 66 million years ago. Climate and food supplies changed. Dinosaurs that were not birds died out.
Did you know?
Some birds survived. This drawing imagines life recovering.
Look together
Can you find the bird and the young plants?
An idea to try
Find the bird and count the young plants.
For the adult reading along
A little more to discover
The Chicxulub impact is a major factor in the end-Cretaceous extinction. Climate and food-chain changes unfold over different timescales. The landscape illustrates bird survival and returning vegetation without identifying a site, exact species or recovery duration. Animals did not all die at the same instant, and not all birds survived.
Look together: Can you find the bird and the young plants? Find the bird and count the young plants.
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: How an asteroid ended the age of the dinosaursThe impact 66 million years ago, environmental consequences, extinction of non-bird dinosaurs and surviving bird lineages.
Source review: 2026-10-04. Illustrations are simplified for colouring.
