Thecodontosauridae
family · Lydekker 1890 · accepted · extinct
9 descendant taxa · 7 fossil sites · 3 formations · 1 countries
Lived when
Triassic – Jurassic
247–192.9 million years ago
Found where
1 country
3 rock formations
Fossil record
7 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 54 million years, from 247 to 192.9 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 192.9 million years old — that is roughly 643 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Thecodontosauridae was named in 1890 (Lydekker 1890) — 136 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 1 country and 3 named rock formations.
- This group contains 9 named taxa, including 7 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).