Coelophysis
genus · Cope 1889 · accepted · extinct
2 descendant taxa · 26 fossil sites · 9 formations · 1 countries
Lived when
Triassic – Jurassic
237–192.9 million years ago
Found where
1 country
9 rock formations
Fossil record
26 sites
74 catalogued specimens
Inside this group
Immediate children
- Terminal taxon — no children recorded.
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Facts from the record
- Its fossils span about 44 million years, from 237 to 192.9 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 192.9 million years old — that is roughly 643 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Coelophysis was named in 1889 (Cope 1889) — 137 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 1 country and 9 named rock formations.
- 74 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).