Spinosaurinae
subfamily · Sereno et al. 1998 · accepted · extinct
15 descendant taxa · 59 fossil sites · 23 formations · 11 countries
Lived when
Cretaceous
143.1–72.2 million years ago
Found where
11 countries
23 rock formations
Fossil record
59 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 71 million years, from 143.1 to 72.2 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 72.2 million years old — that is roughly 241 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Spinosaurinae was named in 1998 (Sereno et al. 1998) — 28 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 11 countries and 23 named rock formations.
- This group contains 15 named taxa, including 7 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).