Ichthyornis
genus · Marsh 1872 · accepted · extinct
2 descendant taxa · 33 fossil sites · 11 formations · 4 countries
Lived when
Cretaceous
100.5–72.2 million years ago
Found where
4 countries
11 rock formations
Fossil record
33 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 28 million years, from 100.5 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.
- Ichthyornis was named in 1872 (Marsh 1872) — 154 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 4 countries and 11 named rock formations.
- This group contains 2 named taxa, including 2 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).