Palaelodus
genus · Milne-Edwards 1863 · accepted · extinct
9 descendant taxa · 20 fossil sites · 4 formations · 7 countries
Lived when
Paleogene – Neogene
33.9–5 million years ago
Found where
7 countries
4 rock formations
Fossil record
20 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 29 million years, from 33.9 to 5 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 5 million years old — that is roughly 17 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Palaelodus was named in 1863 (Milne-Edwards 1863) — 163 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 7 countries and 4 named rock formations.
- This group contains 9 named taxa, including 9 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).