Monoclonius
genus · Cope 1876 · accepted · extinct
1 descendant taxa · 13 fossil sites · 5 formations · 2 countries
Lived when
Cretaceous
83.6–72.2 million years ago
Found where
2 countries
5 rock formations
Fossil record
13 sites
11 catalogued specimens
Inside this group
Immediate children
- Terminal taxon — no children recorded.
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Facts from the record
- Its fossils span about 11 million years, from 83.6 to 72.2 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 72.2 million years old — that is roughly 241 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Monoclonius was named in 1876 (Cope 1876) — 150 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 2 countries and 5 named rock formations.
- 11 individual specimens are catalogued in museum collections.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).