Gigantornis
genus · Andrews 1916 · accepted · extinct
1 descendant taxa · 2 fossil sites · 1 formations · 2 countries
Lived when
Paleogene
48.07–37.71 million years ago
Found where
2 countries
1 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 10 million years, from 48.07 to 37.71 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 37.71 million years old — that is roughly 126 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Gigantornis was named in 1916 (Andrews 1916) — 110 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 2 countries and 1 named rock formations.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).