Urbacodon
genus · Averianov and Sues 2007 · accepted · extinct
2 descendant taxa · 6 fossil sites · 3 formations · 3 countries
Lived when
Cretaceous
125.77–72.2 million years ago
Found where
3 countries
3 rock formations
Fossil record
6 sites
0 catalogued specimens
Inside this group
Immediate children
- Terminal taxon — no children recorded.
Did you know
Facts from the record
- Its fossils span about 54 million years, from 125.77 to 72.2 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 72.2 million years old — that is roughly 241 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Urbacodon was named in 2007 (Averianov and Sues 2007) — 19 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 3 countries and 3 named rock formations.
- This group contains 2 named taxa, including 2 species.
Keep going
Where next
Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).