Opisthodactylus kirchneri
species · Noriega et al. 2017 · accepted · extinct
2 fossil sites · 2 formations · 1 countries
Lived when
Neogene
7.246–3 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 4 million years, from 7.246 to 3 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 3 million years old — that is roughly 10 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Opisthodactylus kirchneri was named in 2017 (Noriega et al. 2017) — 9 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).