Eretiscus
genus · Olson 1986 · accepted · extinct
1 descendant taxa · 3 fossil sites · 2 formations · 1 countries
Lived when
Neogene
21–15.98 million years ago
Found where
1 country
2 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 5 million years, from 21 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.
- Eretiscus was named in 1986 (Olson 1986) — 40 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 1 country and 2 named rock formations.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).