Hesperornis
genus · Marsh 1872 · accepted · extinct
11 descendant taxa · 65 fossil sites · 15 formations · 4 countries
Lived when
Cretaceous – Paleogene
100.5–66 million years ago
Found where
4 countries
15 rock formations
Fossil record
65 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 35 million years, from 100.5 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.
- Hesperornis was named in 1872 (Marsh 1872) — 154 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 4 countries and 15 named rock formations.
- This group contains 11 named taxa, including 11 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).