Ignotornis
genus · Mehl 1931 · accepted · extinct
3 descendant taxa · 8 fossil sites · 4 formations · 3 countries
Lived when
Cretaceous – Paleogene
137.05–66 million years ago
Found where
3 countries
4 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 71 million years, from 137.05 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.
- Ignotornis was named in 1931 (Mehl 1931) — 95 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 3 countries and 4 named rock formations.
- This group contains 3 named taxa, including 3 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).