Dromaeopodidae
family · Li et al. 2007 · accepted · extinct
8 descendant taxa · 13 fossil sites · 11 formations · 4 countries
Lived when
Jurassic – Paleogene
152.21–66 million years ago
Found where
4 countries
11 rock formations
Fossil record
13 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 86 million years, from 152.21 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.
- Dromaeopodidae was named in 2007 (Li et al. 2007) — 19 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 4 countries and 11 named rock formations.
- This group contains 8 named taxa, including 5 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).