Moris loxostyla
species · (Cope 1870) · accepted · extinct
5 fossil sites · 4 formations · 1 countries
Lived when
Paleogene – Neogene
23.04–3.6 million years ago
Found where
1 country
4 rock formations
Fossil record
5 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.
- Moris loxostyla was named in 1870 ((Cope 1870)) — 156 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).