Massospondylus carinatus
species · Owen 1854 · accepted · extinct
11 fossil sites · 4 formations · 2 countries
Lived when
Jurassic
201.4–174.7 million years ago
Found where
2 countries
4 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 27 million years, from 201.4 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 carinatus was named in 1854 (Owen 1854) — 172 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 2 countries and 4 named rock formations.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).