Irenesauripus
genus · Sternberg 1932 · accepted · extinct
3 descendant taxa · 26 fossil sites · 7 formations · 4 countries
Lived when
Jurassic – Cretaceous
149.2–72.2 million years ago
Found where
4 countries
7 rock formations
Fossil record
26 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 77 million years, from 149.2 to 72.2 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 72.2 million years old — that is roughly 241 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Irenesauripus was named in 1932 (Sternberg 1932) — 94 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 4 countries and 7 named rock formations.
- This group contains 3 named taxa, including 3 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).