Dendroolithus dendriticus
species · Fang et al. 1998 · accepted · extinct
8 fossil sites · 3 formations · 1 countries
Lived when
Cretaceous
143.1–83.6 million years ago
Found where
1 country
3 rock formations
Fossil record
8 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 60 million years, from 143.1 to 83.6 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 83.6 million years old — that is roughly 279 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Dendroolithus dendriticus was named in 1998 (Fang et al. 1998) — 28 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 1 country and 3 named rock formations.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).