Gavia howardae
species · Brodkorb 1953 · accepted · extinct
8 fossil sites · 2 formations · 1 countries
Lived when
Neogene – Quaternary
5.333–1.4 million years ago
Found where
1 country
2 rock formations
Fossil record
8 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 4 million years, from 5.333 to 1.4 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 1.4 million years old — that is roughly 5 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Gavia howardae was named in 1953 (Brodkorb 1953) — 73 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).