Struthiomimus altus
species · (Lambe 1902) · accepted · extinct
13 fossil sites · 3 formations · 2 countries
Lived when
Cretaceous
83.6–72.2 million years ago
Found where
2 countries
3 rock formations
Fossil record
13 sites
13 catalogued specimens
Inside this group
Immediate children
- Terminal taxon — no children recorded.
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Facts from the record
- Its fossils span about 11 million years, from 83.6 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.
- Struthiomimus altus was named in 1902 ((Lambe 1902)) — 124 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 2 countries and 3 named rock formations.
- 13 individual specimens are catalogued in museum collections.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).