Camptosaurus
genus · Marsh 1885 · accepted · extinct
2 descendant taxa · 42 fossil sites · 3 formations · 3 countries
Lived when
Jurassic – Cretaceous
157.9–143.1 million years ago
Found where
3 countries
3 rock formations
Fossil record
42 sites
25 catalogued specimens
Inside this group
Immediate children
- Terminal taxon — no children recorded.
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Facts from the record
- Its fossils span about 15 million years, from 157.9 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.
- Camptosaurus was named in 1885 (Marsh 1885) — 141 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 3 countries and 3 named rock formations.
- 25 individual specimens are catalogued in museum collections.
- This group contains 2 named taxa, including 2 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).