Microraptorinae
subfamily · (Senter et al. 2004) · accepted · extinct
20 descendant taxa · 23 fossil sites · 7 formations · 4 countries
Lived when
Cretaceous
143.1–72.2 million years ago
Found where
4 countries
7 rock formations
Fossil record
23 sites
53 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.
- Microraptorinae was named in 2004 ((Senter et al. 2004)) — 22 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 4 countries and 7 named rock formations.
- 53 individual specimens are catalogued in museum collections.
- This group contains 20 named taxa, including 11 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).