Megaloolithus aureliensis
species · Vianey-Liaud et al. 1994 · accepted · extinct
18 fossil sites · 7 formations · 2 countries
Lived when
Cretaceous – Paleogene
83.6–66 million years ago
Found where
2 countries
7 rock formations
Fossil record
18 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 18 million years, from 83.6 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 aureliensis was named in 1994 (Vianey-Liaud et al. 1994) — 32 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 2 countries and 7 named rock formations.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).