Jialingpus
genus · Zhen et al. 1983 · accepted · extinct
1 descendant taxa · 12 fossil sites · 8 formations · 1 countries
Lived when
Jurassic – Cretaceous
161.5–100.5 million years ago
Found where
1 country
8 rock formations
Fossil record
12 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 61 million years, from 161.5 to 100.5 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 100.5 million years old — that is roughly 335 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Jialingpus was named in 1983 (Zhen et al. 1983) — 43 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 1 country and 8 named rock formations.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).