Koreanaornipodidae
family · Lockley et al. 2006 · accepted · extinct
9 descendant taxa · 20 fossil sites · 12 formations · 5 countries
Lived when
Jurassic – Paleogene
152.21–37.71 million years ago
Found where
5 countries
12 rock formations
Fossil record
20 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 115 million years, from 152.21 to 37.71 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 37.71 million years old — that is roughly 126 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Koreanaornipodidae was named in 2006 (Lockley et al. 2006) — 20 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 5 countries and 12 named rock formations.
- This group contains 9 named taxa, including 6 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).