Huayangosauridae
family · Dong et al. 1982 · accepted · extinct
10 descendant taxa · 5 fossil sites · 3 formations · 2 countries
Lived when
Jurassic
170.9–154.8 million years ago
Found where
2 countries
3 rock formations
Fossil record
5 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 16 million years, from 170.9 to 154.8 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 154.8 million years old — that is roughly 516 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Huayangosauridae was named in 1982 (Dong et al. 1982) — 44 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 2 countries and 3 named rock formations.
- This group contains 10 named taxa, including 5 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).