Faveoloolithidae
family · Zhao and Ding 1976 · accepted · extinct
16 descendant taxa · 70 fossil sites · 23 formations · 6 countries
Lived when
Cretaceous – Paleogene
143.1–66 million years ago
Found where
6 countries
23 rock formations
Fossil record
70 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.
- Faveoloolithidae was named in 1976 (Zhao and Ding 1976) — 50 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 6 countries and 23 named rock formations.
- This group contains 16 named taxa, including 11 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).