Lycorhinus
genus · Haughton 1924 · accepted · extinct
2 descendant taxa · 5 fossil sites · 2 formations · 2 countries
Lived when
Jurassic
201.4–184.2 million years ago
Found where
2 countries
2 rock formations
Fossil record
5 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 17 million years, from 201.4 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.
- Lycorhinus was named in 1924 (Haughton 1924) — 102 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 2 countries and 2 named rock formations.
- This group contains 2 named taxa, including 2 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).