Cetiosaurus
genus · Owen 1841 · accepted · extinct
2 descendant taxa · 30 fossil sites · 12 formations · 4 countries
Lived when
Jurassic – Cretaceous
174.7–119.57 million years ago
Found where
4 countries
12 rock formations
Fossil record
30 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 55 million years, from 174.7 to 119.57 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 119.57 million years old — that is roughly 399 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Cetiosaurus was named in 1841 (Owen 1841) — 185 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 4 countries and 12 named rock formations.
- 10 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).