Eremopezidae
family · (Rothschild 1911) · accepted · extinct
5 descendant taxa · 3 fossil sites · 1 formations · 1 countries
Lived when
Paleogene
37.71–27.3 million years ago
Found where
1 country
1 rock formations
Fossil record
3 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 10 million years, from 37.71 to 27.3 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 27.3 million years old — that is roughly 91 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Eremopezidae was named in 1911 ((Rothschild 1911)) — 115 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 1 country and 1 named rock formations.
- This group contains 5 named taxa, including 3 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).