Megaloolithidae
family · (Zhao 1979) · accepted · extinct
14 descendant taxa · 211 fossil sites · 30 formations · 9 countries
Lived when
Jurassic – Paleogene
168.6–66 million years ago
Found where
9 countries
30 rock formations
Fossil record
211 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 103 million years, from 168.6 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.
- Megaloolithidae was named in 1979 ((Zhao 1979)) — 47 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 9 countries and 30 named rock formations.
- This group contains 14 named taxa, including 13 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).