Nemegtosaurus
genus · Nowinski 1971 · accepted · extinct
1 descendant taxa · 3 fossil sites · 3 formations · 3 countries
Lived when
Cretaceous – Paleogene
89.8–66 million years ago
Found where
3 countries
3 rock formations
Fossil record
3 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 24 million years, from 89.8 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.
- Nemegtosaurus was named in 1971 (Nowinski 1971) — 55 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 3 countries and 3 named rock formations.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).