Gargantuaviidae
family · Buffetaut and Angst 2019 · accepted · extinct
2 descendant taxa · 7 fossil sites · 5 formations · 3 countries
Lived when
Cretaceous – Paleogene
83.6–66 million years ago
Found where
3 countries
5 rock formations
Fossil record
7 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.
- Gargantuaviidae was named in 2019 (Buffetaut and Angst 2019) — 7 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 3 countries and 5 named rock formations.
- This group contains 2 named taxa, including 1 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).