Tetrapodosaurus
genus · Sternberg 1932 · accepted · extinct
1 descendant taxa · 52 fossil sites · 13 formations · 3 countries
Lived when
Jurassic – Paleogene
170.9–66 million years ago
Found where
3 countries
13 rock formations
Fossil record
52 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 105 million years, from 170.9 to 66 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 66 million years old — that is roughly 220 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Tetrapodosaurus was named in 1932 (Sternberg 1932) — 94 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 3 countries and 13 named rock formations.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).