Caenagnathinae
subfamily · Paul 1988 · accepted · extinct
16 descendant taxa · 40 fossil sites · 7 formations · 5 countries
Lived when
Cretaceous – Paleogene
93.9–66 million years ago
Found where
5 countries
7 rock formations
Fossil record
40 sites
2 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 93.9 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.
- Caenagnathinae was named in 1988 (Paul 1988) — 38 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 5 countries and 7 named rock formations.
- 2 individual specimens are catalogued in museum collections.
- This group contains 16 named taxa, including 8 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).