Microsula
genus · (Wetmore 1938) · accepted · extinct
1 descendant taxa · 3 fossil sites · 2 formations · 3 countries
Lived when
Neogene
20.45–11.63 million years ago
Found where
3 countries
2 rock formations
Fossil record
3 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 9 million years, from 20.45 to 11.63 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 11.63 million years old — that is roughly 39 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Microsula was named in 1938 ((Wetmore 1938)) — 88 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 3 countries and 2 named rock formations.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).