Zapsalis
genus · Cope 1876 · accepted · extinct
1 descendant taxa · 7 fossil sites · 3 formations · 2 countries
Lived when
Cretaceous – Paleogene
85.7–66 million years ago
Found where
2 countries
3 rock formations
Fossil record
7 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 20 million years, from 85.7 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.
- Zapsalis was named in 1876 (Cope 1876) — 150 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 2 countries and 3 named rock formations.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).