Dinosaurs existed about 250 million years ago to 65 million years ago. This era is broken up into three periods known as the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. The Triassic Period lasted for 35 million years from
250-205 million years ago. Planet Earth was a very different place back then. All the continents were united to
form one huge land mass known as Pangaea. The Jurassic Period was the second phase. The continents
began shifting apart The time scale for this famous period is from 205 to 138 million years ago. The
Cretaceous Period was the last period of the dinosaurs. It spanned a time from 138 million fo about 65 million
years ago. In this period the continents fully separated. However, Australia and Antarctica were still united.