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But dinosaurs didnât appear until about 230 million years ago. Mammals first appeared around that same time. The first human-like animal, or hominid, dates to about 4.5 million years ago, but modern humans only date back perhaps 60,000 years.And recorded civilization has lasted only about 5,000 years.ammals first appeared around that same time. The first human-like animal, or hominid, dates to about 4.5 million years ago, but modern humans only date back perhaps 60,000 years. And recorded civilization has lasted only about 5,000 years.
Dinosaurs first appeared in the Triassic period about 230 million  years ago. Non-avian dinosaurs roamed the earth until about 65  million years ago and then were wiped out,â¦ most like by the impact  of an asteroid or comet. Birds, which are now classified with the  dinosaurs, continue to live to this day. Dinosaurs lived on earth for over 160 million years. They were the dominant terrestrial vertebrates from the late Triassic period (around 230 million years ago) to the end of the Cretaceous period (around 65 million years ago).