Megapaloelodus
genus · Miller 1944 · accepted · extinct
3 descendant taxa · 10 fossil sites · 6 formations · 4 countries
Lived when
Paleogene – Neogene
23.04–5 million years ago
Found where
4 countries
6 rock formations
Fossil record
10 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 18 million years, from 23.04 to 5 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 5 million years old — that is roughly 17 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Megapaloelodus was named in 1944 (Miller 1944) — 82 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 4 countries and 6 named rock formations.
- This group contains 3 named taxa, including 3 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).