Kayentapus
genus · Welles 1971 · accepted · extinct
10 descendant taxa · 52 fossil sites · 29 formations · 12 countries
Lived when
Triassic – Cretaceous
227.3–132.6 million years ago
Found where
12 countries
29 rock formations
Fossil record
52 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 95 million years, from 227.3 to 132.6 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 132.6 million years old — that is roughly 442 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Kayentapus was named in 1971 (Welles 1971) — 55 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 12 countries and 29 named rock formations.
- This group contains 10 named taxa, including 10 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).