Dictyoolithidae
family · Zhao 1994 · accepted · extinct
9 descendant taxa · 11 fossil sites · 6 formations · 3 countries
Lived when
Cretaceous
106.3–72.2 million years ago
Found where
3 countries
6 rock formations
Fossil record
11 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 34 million years, from 106.3 to 72.2 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 72.2 million years old — that is roughly 241 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Dictyoolithidae was named in 1994 (Zhao 1994) — 32 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 3 countries and 6 named rock formations.
- This group contains 9 named taxa, including 6 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).