Aptornis
genus · Mantell 1848 · accepted · extinct
3 descendant taxa · 14 fossil sites · 1 formations · 1 countries
Lived when
Neogene – Quaternary
18.7–0 million years ago
Found where
1 country
1 rock formations
Fossil record
14 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 19 million years, from 18.7 to 0 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 0 million years old — that is roughly 0 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Aptornis was named in 1848 (Mantell 1848) — 178 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 1 country and 1 named rock formations.
- This group contains 3 named taxa, including 3 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).