Ceratosauridae
family · Marsh 1884 · accepted · extinct
4 descendant taxa · 6 fossil sites · 3 formations · 4 countries
Lived when
Jurassic – Cretaceous
192.9–143.1 million years ago
Found where
4 countries
3 rock formations
Fossil record
6 sites
2 catalogued specimens
Inside this group
Immediate children
- Terminal taxon — no children recorded.
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Facts from the record
- Its fossils span about 50 million years, from 192.9 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.
- Ceratosauridae was named in 1884 (Marsh 1884) — 142 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 4 countries and 3 named rock formations.
- 2 individual specimens are catalogued in museum collections.
- This group contains 4 named taxa, including 2 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).