Cygnopterus
genus · Lambrecht 1931 · accepted · extinct
3 descendant taxa · 4 fossil sites · 2 formations · 3 countries
Lived when
Paleogene – Neogene
37.71–20.45 million years ago
Found where
3 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 17 million years, from 37.71 to 20.45 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 20.45 million years old — that is roughly 68 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Cygnopterus was named in 1931 (Lambrecht 1931) — 95 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 3 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).