Ichthyornithes
unranked clade · (Marsh 1873) · accepted · extinct
7 descendant taxa · 36 fossil sites · 14 formations · 5 countries
Lived when
Cretaceous – Paleogene
100.5–66 million years ago
Found where
5 countries
14 rock formations
Fossil record
36 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.
- Ichthyornithes was named in 1873 ((Marsh 1873)) — 153 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 5 countries and 14 named rock formations.
- This group contains 7 named taxa, including 3 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).