Tastavinsaurus
genus · Canudo et al. 2008 · accepted · extinct
1 descendant taxa · 2 fossil sites · 2 formations · 1 countries
Lived when
Cretaceous
121.4–119.57 million years ago
Found where
1 country
2 rock formations
Fossil record
2 sites
12 catalogued specimens
Inside this group
Immediate children
- Terminal taxon — no children recorded.
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Facts from the record
- Its fossils span about 2 million years, from 121.4 to 119.57 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 119.57 million years old — that is roughly 399 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Tastavinsaurus was named in 2008 (Canudo et al. 2008) — 18 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 1 country and 2 named rock formations.
- 12 individual specimens are catalogued in museum collections.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).