Deinocheiridae
family · Kielan-Jaworowska 1969 · accepted · extinct
10 descendant taxa · 9 fossil sites · 5 formations · 3 countries
Lived when
Cretaceous – Paleogene
121.4–66 million years ago
Found where
3 countries
5 rock formations
Fossil record
9 sites
14 catalogued specimens
Inside this group
Immediate children
- Terminal taxon — no children recorded.
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Facts from the record
- Its fossils span about 55 million years, from 121.4 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.
- Deinocheiridae was named in 1969 (Kielan-Jaworowska 1969) — 57 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 3 countries and 5 named rock formations.
- 14 individual specimens are catalogued in museum collections.
- This group contains 10 named taxa, including 5 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).