Massospondylus
genus · Owen 1854 · accepted · extinct
3 descendant taxa · 80 fossil sites · 8 formations · 4 countries
Lived when
Triassic – Jurassic
237–174.7 million years ago
Found where
4 countries
8 rock formations
Fossil record
80 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 62 million years, from 237 to 174.7 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 174.7 million years old — that is roughly 582 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Massospondylus was named in 1854 (Owen 1854) — 172 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 4 countries and 8 named rock formations.
- This group contains 3 named taxa, including 3 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).