Paranthodon africanus
species · (Broom 1912) · accepted · extinct
1 fossil sites · 1 formations · 1 countries
Lived when
Cretaceous
143.1–132.6 million years ago
Found where
1 country
1 rock formations
Fossil record
1 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 11 million years, from 143.1 to 132.6 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 132.6 million years old — that is roughly 442 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Paranthodon africanus was named in 1912 ((Broom 1912)) — 114 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 1 country and 1 named rock formations.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).