Morus avitus
species · (Wetmore 1938) · accepted · extinct
2 fossil sites · 2 formations · 1 countries
Lived when
Neogene
15.98–3.6 million years ago
Found where
1 country
2 rock formations
Fossil record
2 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 12 million years, from 15.98 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 avitus was named in 1938 ((Wetmore 1938)) — 88 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 1 country and 2 named rock formations.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).