Hesperornis rossicus
species · Nessov and Yarkov 1993 · accepted · extinct
4 fossil sites · 2 formations · 3 countries
Lived when
Cretaceous
83.6–72.2 million years ago
Found where
3 countries
2 rock formations
Fossil record
4 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 11 million years, from 83.6 to 72.2 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 72.2 million years old — that is roughly 241 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Hesperornis rossicus was named in 1993 (Nessov and Yarkov 1993) — 33 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 3 countries and 2 named rock formations.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).