Iguanodontoidea
superfamily · Hay 1902 · accepted · extinct
6 descendant taxa · 37 fossil sites · 20 formations · 12 countries
Lived when
Jurassic – Paleogene
154.8–66 million years ago
Found where
12 countries
20 rock formations
Fossil record
37 sites
7 catalogued specimens
Inside this group
Immediate children
- Terminal taxon — no children recorded.
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Facts from the record
- Its fossils span about 89 million years, from 154.8 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.
- Iguanodontoidea was named in 1902 (Hay 1902) — 124 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 12 countries and 20 named rock formations.
- 7 individual specimens are catalogued in museum collections.
- This group contains 6 named taxa, including 2 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).