Thyreophoroidea
superfamily · (Nopcsa 1928) · accepted · extinct
261 descendant taxa · 1,157 fossil sites · 278 formations · 38 countries
Lived when
Triassic – Paleogene
205.7–66 million years ago
Found where
38 countries
278 rock formations
Fossil record
1,157 sites
211 catalogued specimens
Inside this group
Immediate children
- Terminal taxon — no children recorded.
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Facts from the record
- Its fossils span about 140 million years, from 205.7 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.
- Thyreophoroidea was named in 1928 ((Nopcsa 1928)) — 98 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 38 countries and 278 named rock formations.
- 211 individual specimens are catalogued in museum collections.
- This group contains 261 named taxa, including 119 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).