Archaeopteryx
genus · Meyer 1861 · accepted · extinct
3 descendant taxa · 10 fossil sites · 5 formations · 2 countries
Lived when
Jurassic – Cretaceous
149.2–121.4 million years ago
Found where
2 countries
5 rock formations
Fossil record
10 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 28 million years, from 149.2 to 121.4 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 121.4 million years old — that is roughly 405 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Archaeopteryx was named in 1861 (Meyer 1861) — 165 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 2 countries and 5 named rock formations.
- This group contains 3 named taxa, including 3 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).