Palaeeudyptes
genus · Huxley 1859 · accepted · extinct
4 descendant taxa · 33 fossil sites · 10 formations · 5 countries
Lived when
Paleogene – Neogene
48.07–15.98 million years ago
Found where
5 countries
10 rock formations
Fossil record
33 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 32 million years, from 48.07 to 15.98 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 15.98 million years old — that is roughly 53 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Palaeeudyptes was named in 1859 (Huxley 1859) — 167 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 5 countries and 10 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).