Boreortalis
genus · Brodkorb 1954 · accepted · extinct
1 descendant taxa · 2 fossil sites · 2 formations · 1 countries
Lived when
Neogene
18.5–9.4 million years ago
Found where
1 country
2 rock formations
Fossil record
2 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 18.5 to 9.4 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 9.4 million years old — that is roughly 31 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Boreortalis was named in 1954 (Brodkorb 1954) — 72 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).