Fun facts about our million year old friends. Go Digging and see what you learn!
Maps & Charts Data TableDinosaurs first appeared between 247 and 240 million years ago. They ruled the Earth for about 175 million years until an extinction event 65.5 million years ago wiped out all of them, except for the avian dinosaurs. Scientists don't agree entirely on what happened, but the extinction likely was a double or triple whammy involving an asteroid impact, choking chemicals from erupting volcanoes, climate change and possibly other factors. Utilizing data from public sources like Kaggle & Tableau, we’ve created an interactive website for all the fun facts we found in the data about dinosaurs! See where and when they lived, what they ate, and individual dinosaur facts! When you're done, be sure and visit this link from the American Museum of Natural History for more fun dinosaur facts or this linkto visit the Natural History Museum's Dino Directory!!