Spheroolithus
genus · Zhao 1979 · accepted · extinct
8 descendant taxa · 38 fossil sites · 20 formations · 8 countries
Lived when
Cretaceous – Paleogene
121.4–66 million years ago
Found where
8 countries
20 rock formations
Fossil record
38 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 55 million years, from 121.4 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.
- Spheroolithus was named in 1979 (Zhao 1979) — 47 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 8 countries and 20 named rock formations.
- This group contains 8 named taxa, including 8 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).