Iguanodontipodidae
family · Vyalov 1987 · accepted · extinct
8 descendant taxa · 117 fossil sites · 42 formations · 14 countries
Lived when
Jurassic – Paleogene
161.5–66 million years ago
Found where
14 countries
42 rock formations
Fossil record
117 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 96 million years, from 161.5 to 66 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 66 million years old — that is roughly 220 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Iguanodontipodidae was named in 1987 (Vyalov 1987) — 39 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 14 countries and 42 named rock formations.
- This group contains 8 named taxa, including 6 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).