Palaeocryptonyx
genus · Depéret 1892 · accepted · extinct
2 descendant taxa · 16 fossil sites · 5 countries
Lived when
Neogene – Quaternary
5.333–0.0117 million years ago
Found where
5 countries
0 rock formations
Fossil record
16 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 5 million years, from 5.333 to 0.0117 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 0.012 million years old — that is roughly 0 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Palaeocryptonyx was named in 1892 (Depéret 1892) — 134 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 5 countries.
- This group contains 2 named taxa, including 2 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).