Diplodocinae
unranked clade · (Janensch 1929) · accepted · extinct
20 descendant taxa · 138 fossil sites · 10 formations · 9 countries
Lived when
Jurassic – Cretaceous
159–125.77 million years ago
Found where
9 countries
10 rock formations
Fossil record
138 sites
66 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 159 to 125.77 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 125.77 million years old — that is roughly 419 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Diplodocinae was named in 1929 ((Janensch 1929)) — 97 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 9 countries and 10 named rock formations.
- 66 individual specimens are catalogued in museum collections.
- This group contains 20 named taxa, including 11 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).