Deltapodus
genus · Whyte and Romano 1995 · accepted · extinct
3 descendant taxa · 35 fossil sites · 16 formations · 7 countries
Lived when
Jurassic – Paleogene
174.7–66 million years ago
Found where
7 countries
16 rock formations
Fossil record
35 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 109 million years, from 174.7 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.
- Deltapodus was named in 1995 (Whyte and Romano 1995) — 31 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 7 countries and 16 named rock formations.
- This group contains 3 named taxa, including 3 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).