Hylaeosaurus armatus
species · Mantell 1833 · accepted · extinct
4 fossil sites · 2 formations · 2 countries
Lived when
Cretaceous
137.05–110.1 million years ago
Found where
2 countries
2 rock formations
Fossil record
4 sites
6 catalogued specimens
Inside this group
Immediate children
- Terminal taxon — no children recorded.
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Facts from the record
- Its fossils span about 27 million years, from 137.05 to 110.1 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 110.1 million years old — that is roughly 367 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Hylaeosaurus armatus was named in 1833 (Mantell 1833) — 193 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 2 countries and 2 named rock formations.
- 6 individual specimens are catalogued in museum collections.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).