Laevisoolithidae
family · Mikhailov 1991 · accepted · extinct
8 descendant taxa · 12 fossil sites · 7 formations · 7 countries
Lived when
Cretaceous – Paleogene
113.2–66 million years ago
Found where
7 countries
7 rock formations
Fossil record
12 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 47 million years, from 113.2 to 66 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 66 million years old — that is roughly 220 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Laevisoolithidae was named in 1991 (Mikhailov 1991) — 35 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 7 countries and 7 named rock formations.
- This group contains 8 named taxa, including 5 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).