Macroelongatoolithus carlylei
species · (Jensen 1970) · accepted · extinct
23 fossil sites · 11 formations · 3 countries
Lived when
Cretaceous
143.1–72.2 million years ago
Found where
3 countries
11 rock formations
Fossil record
23 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 71 million years, from 143.1 to 72.2 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 72.2 million years old — that is roughly 241 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Macroelongatoolithus carlylei was named in 1970 ((Jensen 1970)) — 56 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 3 countries and 11 named rock formations.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).