Allosauridae
family · Marsh 1878 · accepted · extinct
4 descendant taxa · 14 fossil sites · 7 formations · 7 countries
Lived when
Jurassic – Cretaceous
170.9–121.4 million years ago
Found where
7 countries
7 rock formations
Fossil record
14 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 50 million years, from 170.9 to 121.4 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 121.4 million years old — that is roughly 405 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Allosauridae was named in 1878 (Marsh 1878) — 148 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 7 countries and 7 named rock formations.
- This group contains 4 named taxa, including 1 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).