Megalosauridae
family · (Fitzinger 1843) · accepted · extinct
31 descendant taxa · 119 fossil sites · 36 formations · 15 countries
Lived when
Triassic – Paleogene
205.7–66 million years ago
Found where
15 countries
36 rock formations
Fossil record
119 sites
34 catalogued specimens
Inside this group
Immediate children
- Terminal taxon — no children recorded.
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Facts from the record
- Its fossils span about 140 million years, from 205.7 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.
- Megalosauridae was named in 1843 ((Fitzinger 1843)) — 183 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 15 countries and 36 named rock formations.
- 34 individual specimens are catalogued in museum collections.
- This group contains 31 named taxa, including 15 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).