Dakotornithidae
family · Erickson 1975 · accepted · extinct
2 descendant taxa · 1 fossil sites · 1 formations · 1 countries
Lived when
Paleogene
60.9–57.5 million years ago
Found where
1 country
1 rock formations
Fossil record
1 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 3 million years, from 60.9 to 57.5 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 57.5 million years old — that is roughly 192 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Dakotornithidae was named in 1975 (Erickson 1975) — 51 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 1 country and 1 named rock formations.
- This group contains 2 named taxa, including 1 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).