Archaeornithes
superorder · (Gadow 1893) · accepted · extinct
3 descendant taxa · 2 fossil sites · 2 formations · 2 countries
Lived when
Jurassic – Cretaceous
154.8–121.4 million years ago
Found where
2 countries
2 rock formations
Fossil record
2 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 33 million years, from 154.8 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.
- Archaeornithes was named in 1893 ((Gadow 1893)) — 133 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 2 countries and 2 named rock formations.
- This group contains 3 named taxa, including 1 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).