Lufengosaurus magnus
species · Young 1941 · accepted · extinct
11 fossil sites · 2 formations · 1 countries
Lived when
Jurassic
201.4–168.2 million years ago
Found where
1 country
2 rock formations
Fossil record
11 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 33 million years, from 201.4 to 168.2 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 168.2 million years old — that is roughly 561 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Lufengosaurus magnus was named in 1941 (Young 1941) — 85 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 1 country and 2 named rock formations.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).