Thecodontosaurus
genus · Riley and Stutchbury 1836 · accepted · extinct
2 descendant taxa · 14 fossil sites · 3 formations · 5 countries
Lived when
Triassic – Jurassic
247–192.9 million years ago
Found where
5 countries
3 rock formations
Fossil record
14 sites
7 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.
- Thecodontosaurus was named in 1836 (Riley and Stutchbury 1836) — 190 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 5 countries and 3 named rock formations.
- 7 individual specimens are catalogued in museum collections.
- This group contains 2 named taxa, including 2 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).