Chilantaisaurus
genus · Hu 1964 · accepted · extinct
2 descendant taxa · 2 fossil sites · 2 formations · 1 countries
Lived when
Cretaceous
93.9–83.6 million years ago
Found where
1 country
2 rock formations
Fossil record
2 sites
3 catalogued specimens
Inside this group
Immediate children
- Terminal taxon — no children recorded.
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Facts from the record
- Its fossils span about 10 million years, from 93.9 to 83.6 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 83.6 million years old — that is roughly 279 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Chilantaisaurus was named in 1964 (Hu 1964) — 62 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 1 country and 2 named rock formations.
- 3 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).