Elongatoolithidae
family · Zhao 1975 · accepted · extinct
41 descendant taxa · 257 fossil sites · 54 formations · 13 countries
Lived when
Cretaceous – Paleogene
143.1–66 million years ago
Found where
13 countries
54 rock formations
Fossil record
257 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 77 million years, from 143.1 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.
- Elongatoolithidae was named in 1975 (Zhao 1975) — 51 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 13 countries and 54 named rock formations.
- This group contains 41 named taxa, including 28 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).