Jintasaurus meniscus
species · You and Li 2009 · accepted · extinct
1 fossil sites · 1 formations · 1 countries
Lived when
Cretaceous
121.4–113.2 million years ago
Found where
1 country
1 rock formations
Fossil record
1 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 8 million years, from 121.4 to 113.2 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 113.2 million years old — that is roughly 377 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Jintasaurus meniscus was named in 2009 (You and Li 2009) — 17 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 1 country and 1 named rock formations.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).