Dacentrurus armatus
species · (Marsh 1877) · accepted · extinct
13 fossil sites · 4 formations · 3 countries
Lived when
Jurassic – Cretaceous
154.8–143.1 million years ago
Found where
3 countries
4 rock formations
Fossil record
13 sites
7 catalogued specimens
Inside this group
Immediate children
- Terminal taxon — no children recorded.
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Facts from the record
- Its fossils span about 12 million years, from 154.8 to 143.1 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 143.1 million years old — that is roughly 477 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Dacentrurus armatus was named in 1877 ((Marsh 1877)) — 149 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 3 countries and 4 named rock formations.
- 7 individual specimens are catalogued in museum collections.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).