Scutellosaurus
genus · Colbert 1981 · accepted · extinct
1 descendant taxa · 23 fossil sites · 1 formations · 1 countries
Lived when
Jurassic
201.4–184.2 million years ago
Found where
1 country
1 rock formations
Fossil record
23 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 17 million years, from 201.4 to 184.2 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 184.2 million years old — that is roughly 614 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Scutellosaurus was named in 1981 (Colbert 1981) — 45 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).