Torvosaurus
genus · Galton and Jensen 1979 · accepted · extinct
2 descendant taxa · 28 fossil sites · 7 formations · 6 countries
Lived when
Jurassic – Cretaceous
165.3–143.1 million years ago
Found where
6 countries
7 rock formations
Fossil record
28 sites
9 catalogued specimens
Inside this group
Immediate children
- Terminal taxon — no children recorded.
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Facts from the record
- Its fossils span about 22 million years, from 165.3 to 143.1 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 143.1 million years old — that is roughly 477 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Torvosaurus was named in 1979 (Galton and Jensen 1979) — 47 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 6 countries and 7 named rock formations.
- 9 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).