Sarcosaurus
genus · Andrews 1921 · accepted · extinct
1 descendant taxa · 4 fossil sites · 2 formations · 1 countries
Lived when
Jurassic
201.4–192.9 million years ago
Found where
1 country
2 rock formations
Fossil record
4 sites
3 catalogued specimens
Inside this group
Immediate children
- Terminal taxon — no children recorded.
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Facts from the record
- Its fossils span about 9 million years, from 201.4 to 192.9 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 192.9 million years old — that is roughly 643 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Sarcosaurus was named in 1921 (Andrews 1921) — 105 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 1 country and 2 named rock formations.
- 3 individual specimens are catalogued in museum collections.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).