Phylogenetic view
Family ranges through time
Each row is one apex-predator family. The bar spans the period from its earliest to its latest known apex representative in our dataset. Dots along the bar are the individual species. Inspired by Zanno & Makovicky (2013).
Late Triassic
237–201
237–201
Early Jurassic
201–174
201–174
Middle Jurassic
174–163
174–163
Late Jurassic
163–145
163–145
Early Cretaceous
145–100
145–100
Late Cretaceous
100–66
100–66
240
220
200
180
160
140
120
100
80
66
Land
Tap a dot to see the species. Tracks scroll horizontally.
24 families ● land family ■ marine family (italic) Dashed outline = species to add