Emuarius
genus · Boles 1991 · accepted · extinct
2 descendant taxa · 2 fossil sites · 1 formations · 1 countries
Lived when
Paleogene – Neogene
27.3–15.98 million years ago
Found where
1 country
1 rock formations
Fossil record
2 sites
2 catalogued specimens
Inside this group
Immediate children
- Terminal taxon — no children recorded.
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Facts from the record
- Its fossils span about 11 million years, from 27.3 to 15.98 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 15.98 million years old — that is roughly 53 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Emuarius was named in 1991 (Boles 1991) — 35 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 1 country and 1 named rock formations.
- 2 individual specimens are catalogued in museum collections.
- This group contains 2 named taxa, including 2 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).