Osteodontornis
genus · Howard 1957 · accepted · extinct
1 descendant taxa · 7 fossil sites · 5 formations · 3 countries
Lived when
Paleogene – Neogene
59.24–5.333 million years ago
Found where
3 countries
5 rock formations
Fossil record
7 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 54 million years, from 59.24 to 5.333 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 5.333 million years old — that is roughly 18 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Osteodontornis was named in 1957 (Howard 1957) — 69 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 3 countries and 5 named rock formations.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).