Richardoestesia gilmorei
species · Currie et al. 1990 · accepted · extinct
58 fossil sites · 11 formations · 3 countries
Lived when
Jurassic – Paleogene
152.21–66 million years ago
Found where
3 countries
11 rock formations
Fossil record
58 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 86 million years, from 152.21 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.
- Richardoestesia gilmorei was named in 1990 (Currie et al. 1990) — 36 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 3 countries and 11 named rock formations.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).