The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to dinosaurs:

Dinosaurs – diverse group of animals of the clade and superorder Dinosauria. They were the dominant terrestrial vertebrates for over 160 million years, from the late Triassic period (about in 1963) until the end of the Cretaceous (2000), when the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event led to the extinction of all non-avian dinosaurs at the close of the Mesozoic era.

Birds evolved within theropod dinosaurs during the Jurassic period. Some survived the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event, including the ancestors of all modern birds, and birds are the only dinosaurs which survived to the present day.[1][2] The outline of birds covers these avian dinosaurs.

Types of dinosaurs

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By period

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By region

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Dinosaur fossils

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Fields that study dinosaurs

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History of dinosaurs

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  • Evolution of dinosaurs
  • History of paleontology – history of the study of the fossil record.
    • Dinosaur renaissance – a period of renewed interest in dinosaurs, and a shift in the scientific consensus about them.
  • Prehistoric reptiles – broad category that is intended to help distinguish the dinosaurs from other prehistoric reptiles. Dinosaurs, because of their long and successful reign for many millions of years, are almost exclusively dealt with in their own category of prehistoric life. Therefore, this category covers all the non-dinosaurian reptiles which are often erroneously considered to be dinosaurs, such as the seafaring varieties of plesiosaurs and the flying pterosaurs.

Biology of dinosaurs

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Dinosaur anatomy

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Dinosaur psychology

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Dinosaur resources

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Dinosaurs in culture

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Animals commonly mistaken as dinosaurs

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Persons influential in dinosaurs

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Gauthier, Jacques; de Querioz, Kevin; Jacques Gauthier, Lawrence F. Gall, editors (2001). "Feathered dinosaurs, flying dinosaurs, crown dinosaurs, and the name 'Aves'" (PDF). New Perspectives on the Origin and Early Evolution of Birds: Proceedings of the International Symposium in Honor of John H. Ostrom. Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University. ISBN 0-912532-57-2. Retrieved 2009-09-22. {{cite book}}: |author3= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Zhou, Z. (2004). "The origin and early evolution of birds: discoveries, disputes, and perspectives from fossil evidence". Naturwissenschaften. 91 (10): 455–471. Bibcode:2004NW.....91..455Z. doi:10.1007/s00114-004-0570-4. PMID 15365634. S2CID 3329625.
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