Sauroposeidon
genus · Wedel et al. 2000 · accepted · extinct
1 descendant taxa · 6 fossil sites · 4 formations · 1 countries
Lived when
Cretaceous
121.4–93.9 million years ago
Found where
1 country
4 rock formations
Fossil record
6 sites
2 catalogued specimens
Inside this group
Immediate children
- Terminal taxon — no children recorded.
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Facts from the record
- Its fossils span about 28 million years, from 121.4 to 93.9 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 93.9 million years old — that is roughly 313 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Sauroposeidon was named in 2000 (Wedel et al. 2000) — 26 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 1 country and 4 named rock formations.
- 2 individual specimens are catalogued in museum collections.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).