Baryonychinae
subfamily · (Charig and Milner 1986) · accepted · extinct
15 descendant taxa · 50 fossil sites · 18 formations · 9 countries
Lived when
Cretaceous
143.1–93.9 million years ago
Found where
9 countries
18 rock formations
Fossil record
50 sites
8 catalogued specimens
Inside this group
Immediate children
- Terminal taxon — no children recorded.
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Facts from the record
- Its fossils span about 49 million years, from 143.1 to 93.9 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 93.9 million years old — that is roughly 313 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Baryonychinae was named in 1986 ((Charig and Milner 1986)) — 40 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 9 countries and 18 named rock formations.
- 8 individual specimens are catalogued in museum collections.
- This group contains 15 named taxa, including 7 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).