During this time, dinosaurs emerged as the most dominant species on the planet. Due to evolution, some of them became quite large in size. Like some of the earliest Titanosaurus. They lived around 160 million years ago. Each of them weighed up to 15,000 kg. And could be up to 15 metres long. Some other iconic dinosaurs of the time were Brontosaurus, Brachiosaurus, Diplodocus and Stegosaurus. During the Jurassic period, some dinosaurs evolved to fly. One of the first feathered dinosaurs was Archaeopteryx.
At this time, the Pangaea supercontinent, Was divided into two. Two smaller supercontinents. We named them Laurasia and Gondwanaland. Due to the Jurassic Park films, The Jurassic period is the most widely known. But it was the next period when dinosaurs truly flourished. The Cretaceous period. Because at this time, we saw an explosion in the diversity of dinosaurs. Several new species of dinosaurs evolved.
T-Rex, perhaps, the most famous dinosaur to be shown in films. Existed in the Cretaceous period. It reached peak dominance only at the end of the Cretaceous period. Around 65-68 million years ago. Though this is debated among researchers, Most scientists believe that T-Rex didn’t exist in the Jurassic period. It’s quite ironic that in the film ‘Jurassic’ Park, T-Rex is used for their logo.
