Elongatoolithus andrewsi
species · Zhao 1975 · accepted · extinct
25 fossil sites · 6 formations · 1 countries
Lived when
Cretaceous – Paleogene
83.6–66 million years ago
Found where
1 country
6 rock formations
Fossil record
25 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 18 million years, from 83.6 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.
- Elongatoolithus andrewsi was named in 1975 (Zhao 1975) — 51 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 1 country and 6 named rock formations.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).