Moyenisauropodidae
family · Ellenberger 1974 · accepted · extinct
19 descendant taxa · 159 fossil sites · 42 formations · 12 countries
Lived when
Triassic – Cretaceous
237–93.9 million years ago
Found where
12 countries
42 rock formations
Fossil record
159 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 143 million years, from 237 to 93.9 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 93.9 million years old — that is roughly 313 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Moyenisauropodidae was named in 1974 (Ellenberger 1974) — 52 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 12 countries and 42 named rock formations.
- This group contains 19 named taxa, including 18 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).