Caririchnium lotus
species · Xing et al. 2007 · accepted · extinct
9 fossil sites · 3 formations · 3 countries
Lived when
Cretaceous
143.1–100.5 million years ago
Found where
3 countries
3 rock formations
Fossil record
9 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 43 million years, from 143.1 to 100.5 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 100.5 million years old — that is roughly 335 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Caririchnium lotus was named in 2007 (Xing et al. 2007) — 19 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 3 countries and 3 named rock formations.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).