Anhinga grandis
species · Martin and Mengel 1975 · accepted · extinct
6 fossil sites · 3 formations · 3 countries
Lived when
Neogene
13.8–4.7 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.
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Facts from the record
- Its fossils span about 9 million years, from 13.8 to 4.7 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 4.7 million years old — that is roughly 16 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Anhinga grandis was named in 1975 (Martin and Mengel 1975) — 51 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 3 countries and 3 named rock formations.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).