Spinosaurus aegyptiacus
species · Stromer 1915 · accepted · extinct
26 fossil sites · 9 formations · 4 countries
Lived when
Cretaceous
119.57–93.9 million years ago
Found where
4 countries
9 rock formations
Fossil record
26 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 26 million years, from 119.57 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.
- Spinosaurus aegyptiacus was named in 1915 (Stromer 1915) — 111 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 4 countries and 9 named rock formations.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).