Diplodocidae
unranked clade · (Marsh 1884) · accepted · extinct
29 descendant taxa · 270 fossil sites · 14 formations · 10 countries
Lived when
Jurassic – Cretaceous
159–121.4 million years ago
Found where
10 countries
14 rock formations
Fossil record
270 sites
86 catalogued specimens
Inside this group
Immediate children
- Terminal taxon — no children recorded.
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Facts from the record
- Its fossils span about 38 million years, from 159 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.
- Diplodocidae was named in 1884 ((Marsh 1884)) — 142 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 10 countries and 14 named rock formations.
- 86 individual specimens are catalogued in museum collections.
- This group contains 29 named taxa, including 16 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).