Ouranosaurus
genus · Taquet 1972 · accepted · extinct
1 descendant taxa · 8 fossil sites · 4 formations · 4 countries
Lived when
Cretaceous – Paleogene
121.4–66 million years ago
Found where
4 countries
4 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 55 million years, from 121.4 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.
- Ouranosaurus was named in 1972 (Taquet 1972) — 54 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 4 countries and 4 named rock formations.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).