Valdosaurus
genus · Galton 1977 · accepted · extinct
1 descendant taxa · 12 fossil sites · 5 formations · 2 countries
Lived when
Jurassic – Cretaceous
154.8–119.57 million years ago
Found where
2 countries
5 rock formations
Fossil record
12 sites
1 catalogued specimens
Inside this group
Immediate children
- Terminal taxon — no children recorded.
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Facts from the record
- Its fossils span about 35 million years, from 154.8 to 119.57 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 119.57 million years old — that is roughly 399 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Valdosaurus was named in 1977 (Galton 1977) — 49 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 2 countries and 5 named rock formations.
- 1 individual specimens are catalogued in museum collections.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).