Nemegtosauridae
family · (Upchurch 1995) · accepted · extinct
4 descendant taxa · 8 fossil sites · 8 formations · 5 countries
Lived when
Cretaceous – Paleogene
125.77–66 million years ago
Found where
5 countries
8 rock formations
Fossil record
8 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 60 million years, from 125.77 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.
- Nemegtosauridae was named in 1995 ((Upchurch 1995)) — 31 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 5 countries and 8 named rock formations.
- This group contains 4 named taxa, including 2 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).