Scelidosaurus harrisonii
species · Owen 1861 · accepted · extinct
9 fossil sites · 1 formations · 1 countries
Lived when
Jurassic
199.5–192.9 million years ago
Found where
1 country
1 rock formations
Fossil record
9 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 7 million years, from 199.5 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.
- Scelidosaurus harrisonii was named in 1861 (Owen 1861) — 165 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).