Ceratosaurus
genus · Marsh 1884 · accepted · extinct
1 descendant taxa · 29 fossil sites · 6 formations · 4 countries
Lived when
Jurassic – Cretaceous
157.9–143.1 million years ago
Found where
4 countries
6 rock formations
Fossil record
29 sites
13 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.
- Ceratosaurus was named in 1884 (Marsh 1884) — 142 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 4 countries and 6 named rock formations.
- 13 individual specimens are catalogued in museum collections.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).