Brontopodus
genus · Farlow et al. 1989 · accepted · extinct
6 descendant taxa · 112 fossil sites · 45 formations · 15 countries
Lived when
Jurassic – Cretaceous
201.4–85.7 million years ago
Found where
15 countries
45 rock formations
Fossil record
112 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 116 million years, from 201.4 to 85.7 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 85.7 million years old — that is roughly 286 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Brontopodus was named in 1989 (Farlow et al. 1989) — 37 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 15 countries and 45 named rock formations.
- This group contains 6 named taxa, including 6 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).