Dromaeosauridae
family · Colbert and Russell 1969 · accepted · extant
128 descendant taxa · 1,021 fossil sites · 164 formations · 33 countries
Lived when
Jurassic – Paleogene
184.2–61.66 million years ago
Found where
33 countries
164 rock formations
Fossil record
1,021 sites
156 catalogued specimens
Inside this group
Immediate children
- Terminal taxon — no children recorded.
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Facts from the record
- Its fossils span about 123 million years, from 184.2 to 61.66 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 61.66 million years old — that is roughly 206 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Dromaeosauridae was named in 1969 (Colbert and Russell 1969) — 57 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 33 countries and 164 named rock formations.
- 156 individual specimens are catalogued in museum collections.
- This group contains 128 named taxa, including 66 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).