Coelophysidae
family · Paul 1988 · accepted · extinct
22 descendant taxa · 46 fossil sites · 18 formations · 6 countries
Lived when
Triassic – Jurassic
237–174.7 million years ago
Found where
6 countries
18 rock formations
Fossil record
46 sites
92 catalogued specimens
Inside this group
Immediate children
- Terminal taxon — no children recorded.
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Facts from the record
- Its fossils span about 62 million years, from 237 to 174.7 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 174.7 million years old — that is roughly 582 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Coelophysidae was named in 1988 (Paul 1988) — 38 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 6 countries and 18 named rock formations.
- 92 individual specimens are catalogued in museum collections.
- This group contains 22 named taxa, including 10 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).