Hongshanornithidae
family · O'Connor et al. 2010 · accepted · extinct
14 descendant taxa · 8 fossil sites · 3 formations · 1 countries
Lived when
Cretaceous
132.6–113.2 million years ago
Found where
1 country
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 19 million years, from 132.6 to 113.2 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 113.2 million years old — that is roughly 377 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Hongshanornithidae was named in 2010 (O'Connor et al. 2010) — 16 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 1 country and 3 named rock formations.
- This group contains 14 named taxa, including 7 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).