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Dinosaurs originated in the Triassic period, between 243 million and 233.23 million years ago, and became the dominant terrestrial vertebrates after the Triassic-Jurassic extinction 201 million years ago; their dominance continued throughout the rest of the Mesozoic Era, through the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.