Pachydyptes ponderosus
species · Oliver 1930 · accepted · extinct
2 fossil sites · 2 formations · 1 countries
Lived when
Paleogene
36.7–34.6 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 2 million years, from 36.7 to 34.6 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 34.6 million years old — that is roughly 115 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Pachydyptes ponderosus was named in 1930 (Oliver 1930) — 96 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).