Jinfengopteryginae
subfamily · Turner et al. 2012 · accepted · extinct
8 descendant taxa · 4 fossil sites · 4 formations · 2 countries
Lived when
Cretaceous – Paleogene
125.77–66 million years ago
Found where
2 countries
4 rock formations
Fossil record
4 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 60 million years, from 125.77 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.
- Jinfengopteryginae was named in 2012 (Turner et al. 2012) — 14 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 2 countries and 4 named rock formations.
- This group contains 8 named taxa, including 4 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).