Matanas
genus · Worthy et al. 2007 · accepted · extinct
1 descendant taxa · 2 fossil sites · 1 formations · 1 countries
Lived when
Neogene
18.7–15.9 million years ago
Found where
1 country
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 3 million years, from 18.7 to 15.9 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 15.9 million years old — that is roughly 53 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Matanas was named in 2007 (Worthy et al. 2007) — 19 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 1 country and 1 named rock formations.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).