Copepteryx hexeris
species · Olson and Hasegawa 1996 · accepted · extinct
6 fossil sites · 4 formations · 1 countries
Lived when
Paleogene
27.3–23.04 million years ago
Found where
1 country
4 rock formations
Fossil record
6 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 4 million years, from 27.3 to 23.04 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 23.04 million years old — that is roughly 77 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Copepteryx hexeris was named in 1996 (Olson and Hasegawa 1996) — 30 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 1 country and 4 named rock formations.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).