Dromaeosauripus
genus · Kim et al. 2008 · accepted · extinct
3 descendant taxa · 7 fossil sites · 7 formations · 3 countries
Lived when
Cretaceous
125.77–85.7 million years ago
Found where
3 countries
7 rock formations
Fossil record
7 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 40 million years, from 125.77 to 85.7 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 85.7 million years old — that is roughly 286 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Dromaeosauripus was named in 2008 (Kim et al. 2008) — 18 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 3 countries and 7 named rock formations.
- This group contains 3 named taxa, including 3 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).