Morus atlanticus
species · (Shufeldt 1915) · accepted · extinct
3 fossil sites · 3 formations · 1 countries
Lived when
Paleogene – Neogene
23.04–3.6 million years ago
Found where
1 country
3 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 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.
- Morus atlanticus was named in 1915 ((Shufeldt 1915)) — 111 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 1 country and 3 named rock formations.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).