Palaelodus gracilipes
species · Milne-Edwards 1863 · accepted · extinct
3 fossil sites · 2 countries
Lived when
Paleogene – Neogene
33.9–15.98 million years ago
Found where
2 countries
0 rock formations
Fossil record
3 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 18 million years, from 33.9 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.
- Palaelodus gracilipes was named in 1863 (Milne-Edwards 1863) — 163 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 2 countries.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).