Megaloolithus
genus · Mikhailov 1991 · accepted · extinct
13 descendant taxa · 183 fossil sites · 23 formations · 6 countries
Lived when
Jurassic – Paleogene
168.6–66 million years ago
Found where
6 countries
23 rock formations
Fossil record
183 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.
- Megaloolithus was named in 1991 (Mikhailov 1991) — 35 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 6 countries and 23 named rock formations.
- This group contains 13 named taxa, including 13 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).