Quercymegapodiidae
family · Mourer-Chauviré 1992 · accepted · extinct
6 descendant taxa · 3 fossil sites · 2 formations · 3 countries
Lived when
Cretaceous – Paleogene
83.6–48.07 million years ago
Found where
3 countries
2 rock formations
Fossil record
3 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 36 million years, from 83.6 to 48.07 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 48.07 million years old — that is roughly 160 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Quercymegapodiidae was named in 1992 (Mourer-Chauviré 1992) — 34 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 3 countries and 2 named rock formations.
- This group contains 6 named taxa, including 3 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).