Prismatoolithidae
family · Hirsch 1994 · accepted · extinct
28 descendant taxa · 101 fossil sites · 34 formations · 11 countries
Lived when
Jurassic – Paleogene
154.8–66 million years ago
Found where
11 countries
34 rock formations
Fossil record
101 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 89 million years, from 154.8 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.
- Prismatoolithidae was named in 1994 (Hirsch 1994) — 32 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 11 countries and 34 named rock formations.
- This group contains 28 named taxa, including 21 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).