Shixingoolithus erbeni
species · Zhao et al. 1991 · accepted · extinct
6 fossil sites · 3 formations · 1 countries
Lived when
Cretaceous – Paleogene
100.5–66 million years ago
Found where
1 country
3 rock formations
Fossil record
6 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 35 million years, from 100.5 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.
- Shixingoolithus erbeni was named in 1991 (Zhao et al. 1991) — 35 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 1 country and 3 named rock formations.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).