Titanosauridae
family · Lydekker 1885 · accepted · extinct
2 descendant taxa · 162 fossil sites · 59 formations · 24 countries
Lived when
Jurassic – Paleogene
154.8–66 million years ago
Found where
24 countries
59 rock formations
Fossil record
162 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 89 million years, from 154.8 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.
- Titanosauridae was named in 1885 (Lydekker 1885) — 141 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 24 countries and 59 named rock formations.
- This group contains 2 named taxa, including 0 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).