5 Animals That Survived the Dinosaur Extinction

These animals survived the dinosaur extinction… and they’re still alive today.

When the asteroid hit Earth 66 million years ago, almost all dinosaurs disappeared — but a few incredible animals survived and still exist today. Crocodiles, sharks, turtles, birds, and mammals adapted in ways that changed the future of life on Earth forever.

Source:
Vlachos, E. (2024). Turtle species extinction across the Cretaceous/Paleogene boundary. Paleobiology, 50(4), 641–647.
Torres, C. R., Norell, M. A. & Clarke, J. A. (2021). Bird neurocranial and body mass evolution across the end-Cretaceous mass extinction: The avian brain shape left other dinosaurs behind. Science Advances, 7(31).

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