Neovenatoridae
family · Benson et al. 2010 · accepted · extinct
7 descendant taxa · 8 fossil sites · 8 formations · 6 countries
Lived when
Cretaceous – Paleogene
132.6–66 million years ago
Found where
6 countries
8 rock formations
Fossil record
8 sites
21 catalogued specimens
Inside this group
Immediate children
- Terminal taxon — no children recorded.
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Facts from the record
- Its fossils span about 67 million years, from 132.6 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.
- Neovenatoridae was named in 2010 (Benson et al. 2010) — 16 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 6 countries and 8 named rock formations.
- 21 individual specimens are catalogued in museum collections.
- This group contains 7 named taxa, including 4 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).