Magyarosaurus dacus
species · (Nopcsa 1915) · accepted · extinct
7 fossil sites · 4 formations · 1 countries
Lived when
Cretaceous – Paleogene
72.2–66 million years ago
Found where
1 country
4 rock formations
Fossil record
7 sites
22 catalogued specimens
Inside this group
Immediate children
- Terminal taxon — no children recorded.
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Facts from the record
- Its fossils span about 6 million years, from 72.2 to 66 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 66 million years old — that is roughly 220 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Magyarosaurus dacus was named in 1915 ((Nopcsa 1915)) — 111 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 1 country and 4 named rock formations.
- 22 individual specimens are catalogued in museum collections.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).