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Gettyia fossil map

Where fossils of Gettyia have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 75 million years ago and on today’s map.

Dots are fossil collections recorded in the Paleobiology Database. The “then” view moves today’s fossil sites back to their positions 75 million years ago (the time slice nearest the median age of the fossils) using the Merdith et al. (2021) plate model; positions are approximate. Open on the timeline map →

GroupTheropods
Lived83.6–72.2 million years ago (Campanian)
PeriodsCretaceous
FamilyAvisauridae
Named byAtterholt et al. 2018
Fossil records1 occurrences at 1 locations (PBDB)
Found inUnited States
Rock formationsTwo Medicine

About Gettyia

Gettyia is an extinct genus of avisaurid enantiornithean bird from the Late Cretaceous of North America.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Gettyia (revision 1376555745), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; introduction excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Ages, family, authority and fossil records: Paleobiology Database, accessed 23 October 2026. Ages are those of the rock layers the fossils were found in. Wikidata: Q58680607.

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