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Yes, the first dinosaurs evolved in the Triassic period. The earliest dinosaurs that have been discovered are Eoraptor and Herrerasaurus, which lived 231.4 million years ago.

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When was the first dinosaur?

Dinosaurs appeared, probably with Eosaurus, in the mid Triassic period


In what period did dinosaurs first live?

Triassic


What period were dinosaurs from?

None-avian dinosaurs first appeared in the Triassic period and were the dominant land vertebrates through the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. At the end of the Cretaceous period, 65.5 million years ago, all non-avian dinosaurs went extinct. Birds, which are now classified as dinosaurs, continue to live to his day.


Were there dinosaurs in the Permian Period?

Yes. Non-avian dinosaurs first appeared in the Triassic period and were around until the end of the Cretaceous period. Birds, which are now classified as dinosaurs, appeared in the late Jurassic and live through the Cretaceous period as well.


Was 250 million years before Dinosaurs?

yes the first dinos appeared 230mya during the late triassic period


Where there mammals during the dinosaur age?

Yes. The first mammals appeared only about ten million years after the first dinosaurs in the Triassic period.


When did the turasic period end?

The Triassic Period ended 201.3 million years ago. It was the period in which the first dinosaurs evolved. The Triassic was followed by the Jurassic period.


Did the mammals live before or after the dinosaurs?

The first mammals appeared in the Triassic Period of the Mesozoic Era, when dinosaurs had already been present for at least 9 million years.


When did the first dinosaurs and mammals evolve?

The first dinosaurs AND the first mammals both appeared in the Triassic period From the Mesozoic era.


What period did the first dinosaur's appear in?

The earliest reptiles known evolved around 312 million years ago, and looked a lot like lizards. However, they were not actually lizards. The oldest known lizard fossil dates to 220 million years ago, about the same time that dinosaurs evolved. That was during the Triassic period of the Mesozoic era.


What Era did dinosaurs live in?

The dinosaurs lived in the Mesozoic Era, which includes the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods. The first dinosaurs appeared in the late Triassic and went extinct at the end of the Cretaceous.


What kind of dinosaurs live in the mesozoic era?

The Mesozoic era is divided into three periods Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous. During the early Triassic, corals appeared. Seed plants dominated the land, in the northern hemisphere, conifers flourished. Glossopteris was the dominant southern hemisphere tree during the Triassic period. Many new dinosaurs appeared during the Jurassic period. Giant plant eating dinosaurs dominated the Earth. carnivores such as Allosaurus and Composognathus were plentiful. Many bird-like dinosaurs also thrived during this period. The Cretaceous period saw the heyday of the dinosaurs. Many new species of dinosaurs evolved during this period. New dinosaurs such as, the deadly t-rex and the extremely large Giganotosaurus appeared for the first time as did Triceratops and many others.