Argentavis magnificens
species · Campbell and Tonni 1980 · accepted · extinct
4 fossil sites · 2 formations · 1 countries
Lived when
Neogene
8–5 million years ago
Found where
1 country
2 rock formations
Fossil record
4 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 3 million years, from 8 to 5 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 5 million years old — that is roughly 17 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Argentavis magnificens was named in 1980 (Campbell and Tonni 1980) — 46 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 1 country and 2 named rock formations.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).