Dacentrurus
genus · Lucas 1902 · accepted · extinct
2 descendant taxa · 31 fossil sites · 9 formations · 5 countries
Lived when
Jurassic – Cretaceous
154.8–121.4 million years ago
Found where
5 countries
9 rock formations
Fossil record
31 sites
11 catalogued specimens
Inside this group
Immediate children
- Terminal taxon — no children recorded.
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Facts from the record
- Its fossils span about 33 million years, from 154.8 to 121.4 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 121.4 million years old — that is roughly 405 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Dacentrurus was named in 1902 (Lucas 1902) — 124 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 5 countries and 9 named rock formations.
- 11 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).