Diatrymidae
family · Shufeldt 1913 · accepted · extinct
6 descendant taxa · 16 fossil sites · 2 formations · 2 countries
Lived when
Paleogene
56–37.71 million years ago
Found where
2 countries
2 rock formations
Fossil record
16 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 18 million years, from 56 to 37.71 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 37.71 million years old — that is roughly 126 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Diatrymidae was named in 1913 (Shufeldt 1913) — 113 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 2 countries and 2 named rock formations.
- This group contains 6 named taxa, including 4 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).