Unenlagiinae
subfamily · Bonaparte 1999 · accepted · extinct
15 descendant taxa · 19 fossil sites · 11 formations · 6 countries
Lived when
Cretaceous – Paleogene
121.4–66 million years ago
Found where
6 countries
11 rock formations
Fossil record
19 sites
30 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.
- Unenlagiinae was named in 1999 (Bonaparte 1999) — 27 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 6 countries and 11 named rock formations.
- 30 individual specimens are catalogued in museum collections.
- This group contains 15 named taxa, including 8 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).