Camptosauridae
family · (Marsh 1885) · accepted · extinct
8 fossil sites · 6 formations · 6 countries
Lived when
Jurassic – Cretaceous
165.3–137.05 million years ago
Found where
6 countries
6 rock formations
Fossil record
8 sites
0 catalogued specimens
Inside this group
Immediate children
- Terminal taxon — no children recorded.
Did you know
Facts from the record
- Its fossils span about 28 million years, from 165.3 to 137.05 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 137.05 million years old — that is roughly 457 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Camptosauridae was named in 1885 ((Marsh 1885)) — 141 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 6 countries and 6 named rock formations.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).