Anchisauridae
family · (Marsh 1885) · accepted · extinct
9 descendant taxa · 17 fossil sites · 6 formations · 5 countries
Lived when
Triassic – Jurassic
237–174.7 million years ago
Found where
5 countries
6 rock formations
Fossil record
17 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 62 million years, from 237 to 174.7 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 174.7 million years old — that is roughly 582 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Anchisauridae was named in 1885 ((Marsh 1885)) — 141 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 5 countries and 6 named rock formations.
- This group contains 9 named taxa, including 4 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).