Miophasianus
genus · Lambrecht 1933 · accepted · extinct
2 descendant taxa · 10 fossil sites · 4 formations · 5 countries
Lived when
Paleogene – Neogene
23.04–6.965 million years ago
Found where
5 countries
4 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 16 million years, from 23.04 to 6.965 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 6.965 million years old — that is roughly 23 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Miophasianus was named in 1933 (Lambrecht 1933) — 93 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 5 countries and 4 named rock formations.
- This group contains 2 named taxa, including 2 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).