Mantellisaurus
genus · Paul 2007 · accepted · extinct
1 descendant taxa · 17 fossil sites · 10 formations · 7 countries
Lived when
Cretaceous
143.1–119.57 million years ago
Found where
7 countries
10 rock formations
Fossil record
17 sites
15 catalogued specimens
Inside this group
Immediate children
- Terminal taxon — no children recorded.
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Facts from the record
- Its fossils span about 24 million years, from 143.1 to 119.57 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 119.57 million years old — that is roughly 399 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Mantellisaurus was named in 2007 (Paul 2007) — 19 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 7 countries and 10 named rock formations.
- 15 individual specimens are catalogued in museum collections.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).