Palaelodus ambiguus
species · Milne-Edwards 1871 · accepted · extinct
7 fossil sites · 1 formations · 3 countries
Lived when
Paleogene – Neogene
33.9–5 million years ago
Found where
3 countries
1 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 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 ambiguus was named in 1871 (Milne-Edwards 1871) — 155 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 3 countries and 1 named rock formations.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).