Hesperosaurus
genus · Carpenter et al. 2001 · accepted · extinct
1 descendant taxa · 8 fossil sites · 1 formations · 1 countries
Lived when
Jurassic – Cretaceous
157.9–143.1 million years ago
Found where
1 country
1 rock formations
Fossil record
8 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 15 million years, from 157.9 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.
- Hesperosaurus was named in 2001 (Carpenter et al. 2001) — 25 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 1 country and 1 named rock formations.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).