Necrobyas
genus · Milne-Edwards 1891 · accepted · extinct
4 descendant taxa · 5 fossil sites · 1 formations · 2 countries
Lived when
Paleogene
37.71–23.04 million years ago
Found where
2 countries
1 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 15 million years, from 37.71 to 23.04 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 23.04 million years old — that is roughly 77 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Necrobyas was named in 1891 (Milne-Edwards 1891) — 135 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 2 countries and 1 named rock formations.
- This group contains 4 named taxa, including 4 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).