Time and duration

Since the non-avian dinosaurs

The interval since the non-avian dinosaurs marks the time since these dinosaurs disappeared from Earth.

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66 Myr

Time · reference interval

Scale illustration of Since the non-avian dinosaurs, calibrated to its time measurement.
The marked time represents 66 Myr.

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Earth is about 68.8 times larger on this measurement.

Earth: Earth is the rocky planet on which we live and the third planet from the Sun.

Linear time
ELAPSED TIME66 Myr4.54 Gyr
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Earth4.54 GyrAge
Both timelines start together. Length measures elapsed time, not a physical distance.
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Since the non-avian dinosaurs

A rounded 66 million-year geological interval.

Defined examples — our methodology

The marked time is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.

Earth

Mean-radius spherical model for Earth; actual shape is not perfectly spherical.

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The marked age is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.

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Why this measurement?

Why we use 66 Myr

For comparison, this page uses time. This is labelled reference interval: an explicit comparison model rather than a claim that every example has the same value.

A rounded 66 million-year geological interval.

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Since the non-avian dinosaurs dimensions and measurements

PropertySelected valueRecorded rangeBasis
66 MyrNot recordedreference interval

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