Nodosauridae
family · (Marsh 1890) · accepted · extinct
73 descendant taxa · 273 fossil sites · 101 formations · 18 countries
Lived when
Jurassic – Paleogene
154.8–66 million years ago
Found where
18 countries
101 rock formations
Fossil record
273 sites
49 catalogued specimens
Inside this group
Immediate children
- Terminal taxon — no children recorded.
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Facts from the record
- Its fossils span about 89 million years, from 154.8 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.
- Nodosauridae was named in 1890 ((Marsh 1890)) — 136 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 18 countries and 101 named rock formations.
- 49 individual specimens are catalogued in museum collections.
- This group contains 73 named taxa, including 35 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).