Avisauridae
family · (Brett-Surman and Paul 1985) · accepted · extinct
18 descendant taxa · 12 fossil sites · 8 formations · 4 countries
Lived when
Cretaceous – Paleogene
100.5–66 million years ago
Found where
4 countries
8 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 100.5 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.
- Avisauridae was named in 1985 ((Brett-Surman and Paul 1985)) — 41 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 4 countries and 8 named rock formations.
- 1 individual specimens are catalogued in museum collections.
- This group contains 18 named taxa, including 9 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).