Otozoidae
family · Lull 1904 · accepted · extinct
11 descendant taxa · 40 fossil sites · 20 formations · 12 countries
Lived when
Triassic – Jurassic
237–174.7 million years ago
Found where
12 countries
20 rock formations
Fossil record
40 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 62 million years, from 237 to 174.7 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 174.7 million years old — that is roughly 582 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Otozoidae was named in 1904 (Lull 1904) — 122 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 12 countries and 20 named rock formations.
- This group contains 11 named taxa, including 8 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).