Brontosaurus
genus · Marsh 1879 · accepted · extinct
3 descendant taxa · 23 fossil sites · 1 formations · 1 countries
Lived when
Jurassic – Cretaceous
154.8–143.1 million years ago
Found where
1 country
1 rock formations
Fossil record
23 sites
10 catalogued specimens
Inside this group
Immediate children
- Terminal taxon — no children recorded.
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Facts from the record
- Its fossils span about 12 million years, from 154.8 to 143.1 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 143.1 million years old — that is roughly 477 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Brontosaurus was named in 1879 (Marsh 1879) — 147 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 1 country and 1 named rock formations.
- 10 individual specimens are catalogued in museum collections.
- This group contains 3 named taxa, including 3 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).