Megalosaurinae
subfamily · Nopcsa 1928 · accepted · extinct
12 descendant taxa · 90 fossil sites · 27 formations · 12 countries
Lived when
Triassic – Paleogene
205.7–66 million years ago
Found where
12 countries
27 rock formations
Fossil record
90 sites
16 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.
- Megalosaurinae was named in 1928 (Nopcsa 1928) — 98 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 12 countries and 27 named rock formations.
- 16 individual specimens are catalogued in museum collections.
- This group contains 12 named taxa, including 7 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).