Coelophysinae
subfamily · Nopcsa 1928 · accepted · extinct
9 descendant taxa · 30 fossil sites · 10 formations · 1 countries
Lived when
Triassic – Jurassic
237–174.7 million years ago
Found where
1 country
10 rock formations
Fossil record
30 sites
76 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.
- Coelophysinae was named in 1928 (Nopcsa 1928) — 98 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 1 country and 10 named rock formations.
- 76 individual specimens are catalogued in museum collections.
- This group contains 9 named taxa, including 5 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).