Archaeodyptes waitahaorum
species · Mayr et al. 2025 · accepted · extinct
1 fossil sites · 1 countries
Lived when
Paleogene
61.66–56 million years ago
Found where
1 country
0 rock formations
Fossil record
1 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 6 million years, from 61.66 to 56 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 56 million years old — that is roughly 187 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Archaeodyptes waitahaorum was named in 2025 (Mayr et al. 2025) — 1 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 1 country.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).