Abelisauroidea
superfamily · Bonaparte 1991 · accepted · extinct
9 descendant taxa · 42 fossil sites · 20 formations · 9 countries
Lived when
Jurassic – Paleogene
174.7–66 million years ago
Found where
9 countries
20 rock formations
Fossil record
42 sites
0 catalogued specimens
Inside this group
Immediate children
- Terminal taxon — no children recorded.
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Facts from the record
- Its fossils span about 109 million years, from 174.7 to 66 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 66 million years old — that is roughly 220 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Abelisauroidea was named in 1991 (Bonaparte 1991) — 35 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 9 countries and 20 named rock formations.
- This group contains 9 named taxa, including 3 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).