Unlike the dinosaurs, we only have ourselves to blame!

Lasted for 186 m years; wiped out by outer space asteroid or two - half a mile wide.

"The age of dinosaurs, known as the Mesozoic Era, lasted approximately 186 million years, from about 252 to 66 million years ago." AI overview

Good ol' humans around for less than one million years and our present very high standard of living has been enjoyed by only the 'lucky' wealthy section for 100 years.  And that very wealth is their/our undoing - fossil fuels are making fossil fools of us all!

350 millions to form them.  Good ol' English speaking world, plus Europe, China and Russia are ripping through the lot in less than 350 years!  Even if our ailing life support systems can last out to 2100.

Anthropocene is the 6th mass extinction period we are living through.  "The effects of human activities on Earth can be seen, for example, in regards to biodiversity loss, and climate change."  And, "Anthropocene epoch in the geologic time scale"   Wikipedia

Is this poetic justice?  We look down our noses at how unsuccessful the dinosaurs were but we, modern day know-alls on earth are the very ones who have not a clue how to live sustainably.  But the dinosaurs DID!