Saurornitholestes
genus · Sues 1978 · accepted · extinct
2 descendant taxa · 148 fossil sites · 21 formations · 5 countries
Lived when
Cretaceous – Paleogene
83.6–66 million years ago
Found where
5 countries
21 rock formations
Fossil record
148 sites
19 catalogued specimens
Inside this group
Immediate children
- Terminal taxon — no children recorded.
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Facts from the record
- Its fossils span about 18 million years, from 83.6 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.
- Saurornitholestes was named in 1978 (Sues 1978) — 48 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 5 countries and 21 named rock formations.
- 19 individual specimens are catalogued in museum collections.
- This group contains 2 named taxa, including 2 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).