Dromaeosaurus
genus · Matthew and Brown 1922 · accepted · extinct
2 descendant taxa · 48 fossil sites · 14 formations · 4 countries
Lived when
Cretaceous – Paleogene
110.1–66 million years ago
Found where
4 countries
14 rock formations
Fossil record
48 sites
1 catalogued specimens
Inside this group
Immediate children
- Terminal taxon — no children recorded.
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Facts from the record
- Its fossils span about 44 million years, from 110.1 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.
- Dromaeosaurus was named in 1922 (Matthew and Brown 1922) — 104 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 4 countries and 14 named rock formations.
- 1 individual specimens are catalogued in museum collections.
- This group contains 2 named taxa, including 2 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).