Miocepphus mcclungi
species · Wetmore 1940 · accepted · extinct
13 fossil sites · 4 formations · 1 countries
Lived when
Paleogene – Neogene
23.04–5.333 million years ago
Found where
1 country
4 rock formations
Fossil record
13 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 5.333 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 5.333 million years old — that is roughly 18 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Miocepphus mcclungi was named in 1940 (Wetmore 1940) — 86 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 1 country and 4 named rock formations.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).