Avetheropoda
order · Paul 1988 · accepted · extant
24 descendant taxa · 167 fossil sites · 83 formations · 26 countries
Lived when
Triassic – Paleogene
227.3–66 million years ago
Found where
26 countries
83 rock formations
Fossil record
167 sites
3 catalogued specimens
Inside this group
Immediate children
- Terminal taxon — no children recorded.
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Facts from the record
- Its fossils span about 161 million years, from 227.3 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.
- Avetheropoda was named in 1988 (Paul 1988) — 38 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 26 countries and 83 named rock formations.
- 3 individual specimens are catalogued in museum collections.
- This group contains 24 named taxa, including 8 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).