Pinacosaurus
genus · Gilmore 1933 · accepted · extinct
2 descendant taxa · 22 fossil sites · 7 formations · 2 countries
Lived when
Cretaceous – Paleogene
143.1–66 million years ago
Found where
2 countries
7 rock formations
Fossil record
22 sites
10 catalogued specimens
Inside this group
Immediate children
- Terminal taxon — no children recorded.
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Facts from the record
- Its fossils span about 77 million years, from 143.1 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.
- Pinacosaurus was named in 1933 (Gilmore 1933) — 93 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 2 countries and 7 named rock formations.
- 10 individual specimens are catalogued in museum collections.
- This group contains 2 named taxa, including 2 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).