Limiavipedidae
family · McCrea et al. 2014 · accepted · extinct
4 descendant taxa · 6 fossil sites · 3 formations · 2 countries
Lived when
Cretaceous
125.77–100.5 million years ago
Found where
2 countries
3 rock formations
Fossil record
6 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 25 million years, from 125.77 to 100.5 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 100.5 million years old — that is roughly 335 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Limiavipedidae was named in 2014 (McCrea et al. 2014) — 12 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 2 countries and 3 named rock formations.
- This group contains 4 named taxa, including 2 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).