Tetrasauropus
genus · Ellenberger 1970 · accepted · extinct
1 descendant taxa · 5 fossil sites · 4 formations · 5 countries
Lived when
Triassic – Jurassic
247–201.4 million years ago
Found where
5 countries
4 rock formations
Fossil record
5 sites
0 catalogued specimens
Inside this group
Immediate children
- Terminal taxon — no children recorded.
Did you know
Facts from the record
- Its fossils span about 46 million years, from 247 to 201.4 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 201.4 million years old — that is roughly 671 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Tetrasauropus was named in 1970 (Ellenberger 1970) — 56 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 5 countries and 4 named rock formations.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).