Dilophosauripus williamsi
species · Welles 1971 · accepted · extinct
6 fossil sites · 4 formations · 2 countries
Lived when
Jurassic
201.4–199.5 million years ago
Found where
2 countries
4 rock formations
Fossil record
6 sites
0 catalogued specimens
Inside this group
Immediate children
- Terminal taxon — no children recorded.
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Facts from the record
- Its fossils span about 2 million years, from 201.4 to 199.5 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 199.5 million years old — that is roughly 665 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Dilophosauripus williamsi was named in 1971 (Welles 1971) — 55 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 2 countries and 4 named rock formations.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).