Jurabrontes
genus · Marty et al. 2018 · accepted · extinct
3 descendant taxa · 13 fossil sites · 9 formations · 7 countries
Lived when
Jurassic – Cretaceous
161.5–100.5 million years ago
Found where
7 countries
9 rock formations
Fossil record
13 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 61 million years, from 161.5 to 100.5 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 100.5 million years old — that is roughly 335 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Jurabrontes was named in 2018 (Marty et al. 2018) — 8 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 7 countries and 9 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).