Kotasaurus yamanpalliensis
species · Yadagiri 1988 · accepted · extinct
2 fossil sites · 1 formations · 1 countries
Lived when
Jurassic
199.5–184.2 million years ago
Found where
1 country
1 rock formations
Fossil record
2 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 15 million years, from 199.5 to 184.2 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 184.2 million years old — that is roughly 614 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Kotasaurus yamanpalliensis was named in 1988 (Yadagiri 1988) — 38 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 1 country and 1 named rock formations.
- 7 individual specimens are catalogued in museum collections.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).