Cetiosaurus oxoniensis
species · (Phillips 1871) · accepted · extinct
6 fossil sites · 3 formations · 1 countries
Lived when
Jurassic
168.6–165.3 million years ago
Found where
1 country
3 rock formations
Fossil record
6 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 3 million years, from 168.6 to 165.3 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 165.3 million years old — that is roughly 551 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Cetiosaurus oxoniensis was named in 1871 ((Phillips 1871)) — 155 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 1 country and 3 named rock formations.
- 10 individual specimens are catalogued in museum collections.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).