Kayentapus minor
species · (Hitchcock 1858) · accepted · extinct
7 fossil sites · 4 formations · 1 countries
Lived when
Triassic – Jurassic
227.3–192.9 million years ago
Found where
1 country
4 rock formations
Fossil record
7 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 34 million years, from 227.3 to 192.9 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 192.9 million years old — that is roughly 643 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Kayentapus minor was named in 1858 ((Hitchcock 1858)) — 168 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 1 country and 4 named rock formations.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).