Pseudotetrasauropus
genus · Ellenberger 1965 · accepted · extinct
4 descendant taxa · 12 fossil sites · 6 formations · 3 countries
Lived when
Triassic – Jurassic
237–201.4 million years ago
Found where
3 countries
6 rock formations
Fossil record
12 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 36 million years, from 237 to 201.4 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 201.4 million years old — that is roughly 671 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Pseudotetrasauropus was named in 1965 (Ellenberger 1965) — 61 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 3 countries and 6 named rock formations.
- This group contains 4 named taxa, including 4 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).