Sandcoleidae
family · Houde and Olson 1992 · accepted · extinct
10 descendant taxa · 4 fossil sites · 4 formations · 2 countries
Lived when
Paleogene
63.4–37.71 million years ago
Found where
2 countries
4 rock formations
Fossil record
4 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 26 million years, from 63.4 to 37.71 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 37.71 million years old — that is roughly 126 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Sandcoleidae was named in 1992 (Houde and Olson 1992) — 34 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 2 countries and 4 named rock formations.
- This group contains 10 named taxa, including 5 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).