Erectopus
genus · Huene 1923 · accepted · extinct
2 descendant taxa · 8 fossil sites · 3 formations · 3 countries
Lived when
Cretaceous
125.77–93.9 million years ago
Found where
3 countries
3 rock formations
Fossil record
8 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 32 million years, from 125.77 to 93.9 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 93.9 million years old — that is roughly 313 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Erectopus was named in 1923 (Huene 1923) — 103 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 3 countries and 3 named rock formations.
- This group contains 2 named taxa, including 2 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).