Neophrontops
genus · Miller 1916 · accepted · extinct
5 descendant taxa · 15 fossil sites · 4 formations · 1 countries
Lived when
Neogene – Quaternary
18.5–0.0117 million years ago
Found where
1 country
4 rock formations
Fossil record
15 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 18 million years, from 18.5 to 0.0117 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 0.012 million years old — that is roughly 0 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Neophrontops was named in 1916 (Miller 1916) — 110 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 1 country and 4 named rock formations.
- This group contains 5 named taxa, including 5 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).