Fabrosauridae
family · Galton 1972 · accepted · extinct
6 descendant taxa · 16 fossil sites · 9 formations · 5 countries
Lived when
Triassic – Cretaceous
227.3–143.1 million years ago
Found where
5 countries
9 rock formations
Fossil record
16 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 84 million years, from 227.3 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.
- Fabrosauridae was named in 1972 (Galton 1972) — 54 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 5 countries and 9 named rock formations.
- This group contains 6 named taxa, including 3 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).