Timorebestia fossil map
Where fossils of Timorebestia have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 525 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 525 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 →
| Group | Ediacaran & Cambrian life |
|---|---|
| Lived | 521–516 million years ago (Stage 3) |
| Periods | Cambrian |
| Named by | Park et al. 2024 |
| Fossil records | 1 occurrences at 1 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Greenland |
| Rock formations | Buen |
About Timorebestia
Timorebestia koprii is an extinct species of stem-group chaetognath (arrow worm relative) that lived about 520 million years ago, in the Cambrian. Its fossils are known from the Sirius Passet Lagerstätte in Greenland, and it was first described in 2024.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Timorebestia (revision 1364732188), 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: Q124134810.
