Palaeeudyptes antarcticus
species · Huxley 1859 · accepted · extinct
4 fossil sites · 4 formations · 2 countries
Lived when
Paleogene – Neogene
48.07–21.7 million years ago
Found where
2 countries
4 rock formations
Fossil record
4 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 26 million years, from 48.07 to 21.7 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 21.7 million years old — that is roughly 72 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Palaeeudyptes antarcticus was named in 1859 (Huxley 1859) — 167 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 2 countries and 4 named rock formations.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).