Iguanodontidae
family · (Bonaparte 1850) · accepted · extinct
8 descendant taxa · 133 fossil sites · 61 formations · 25 countries
Lived when
Jurassic – Paleogene
201.4–61.66 million years ago
Found where
25 countries
61 rock formations
Fossil record
133 sites
9 catalogued specimens
Inside this group
Immediate children
- Terminal taxon — no children recorded.
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Facts from the record
- Its fossils span about 140 million years, from 201.4 to 61.66 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 61.66 million years old — that is roughly 206 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Iguanodontidae was named in 1850 ((Bonaparte 1850)) — 176 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 25 countries and 61 named rock formations.
- 9 individual specimens are catalogued in museum collections.
- This group contains 8 named taxa, including 3 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).