Eurotrochilus
genus · Mayr 2004 · accepted · extinct
1 descendant taxa · 2 fossil sites · 2 countries
Lived when
Paleogene
33.9–27.3 million years ago
Found where
2 countries
0 rock formations
Fossil record
2 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 7 million years, from 33.9 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.
- Eurotrochilus was named in 2004 (Mayr 2004) — 22 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 2 countries.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).