Miocepphus
genus · Wetmore 1940 · accepted · extinct
4 descendant taxa · 19 fossil sites · 5 formations · 1 countries
Lived when
Paleogene – Neogene
23.04–3.6 million years ago
Found where
1 country
5 rock formations
Fossil record
19 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 19 million years, from 23.04 to 3.6 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 3.6 million years old — that is roughly 12 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Miocepphus was named in 1940 (Wetmore 1940) — 86 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 1 country and 5 named rock formations.
- This group contains 4 named taxa, including 4 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).