Koreanaornis
genus · Kim 1969 · accepted · extinct
3 descendant taxa · 18 fossil sites · 10 formations · 5 countries
Lived when
Cretaceous – Paleogene
143.1–37.71 million years ago
Found where
5 countries
10 rock formations
Fossil record
18 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 105 million years, from 143.1 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.
- Koreanaornis was named in 1969 (Kim 1969) — 57 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 5 countries and 10 named rock formations.
- This group contains 3 named taxa, including 3 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).