Vegaviidae
unranked clade · (Agnolín et al. 2017) · accepted · extinct
8 descendant taxa · 9 fossil sites · 5 formations · 4 countries
Lived when
Cretaceous – Paleogene
83.6–33.9 million years ago
Found where
4 countries
5 rock formations
Fossil record
9 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 50 million years, from 83.6 to 33.9 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 33.9 million years old — that is roughly 113 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Vegaviidae was named in 2017 ((Agnolín et al. 2017)) — 9 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 4 countries and 5 named rock formations.
- This group contains 8 named taxa, including 4 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).