Colymboides
genus · Milne-Edwards 1867 · accepted · extinct
3 descendant taxa · 4 fossil sites · 2 formations · 4 countries
Lived when
Paleogene – Neogene
33.9–13.82 million years ago
Found where
4 countries
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 20 million years, from 33.9 to 13.82 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 13.82 million years old — that is roughly 46 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Colymboides was named in 1867 (Milne-Edwards 1867) — 159 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 4 countries and 2 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).