Kayentapus soltykovensis
species · (Gierlinski 1991) · accepted · extinct
5 fossil sites · 4 formations · 4 countries
Lived when
Jurassic
201.4–184.2 million years ago
Found where
4 countries
4 rock formations
Fossil record
5 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 17 million years, from 201.4 to 184.2 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 184.2 million years old — that is roughly 614 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Kayentapus soltykovensis was named in 1991 ((Gierlinski 1991)) — 35 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 4 countries and 4 named rock formations.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).