Ouranosaurus nigeriensis
species · Taquet 1972 · accepted · extinct
5 fossil sites · 2 formations · 2 countries
Lived when
Cretaceous
121.4–100.5 million years ago
Found where
2 countries
2 rock formations
Fossil record
5 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 21 million years, from 121.4 to 100.5 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 100.5 million years old — that is roughly 335 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Ouranosaurus nigeriensis was named in 1972 (Taquet 1972) — 54 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 2 countries and 2 named rock formations.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).