Dendroolithidae
family · Zhao and Li 1988 · accepted · extinct
4 descendant taxa · 17 fossil sites · 7 formations · 3 countries
Lived when
Cretaceous – Paleogene
113.2–66 million years ago
Found where
3 countries
7 rock formations
Fossil record
17 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 47 million years, from 113.2 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.
- Dendroolithidae was named in 1988 (Zhao and Li 1988) — 38 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 3 countries and 7 named rock formations.
- This group contains 4 named taxa, including 3 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).