Palaeocryptonyx donnezani
species · (Deperet 1890) · accepted · extinct
14 fossil sites · 4 countries
Lived when
Neogene – Quaternary
4.16–0.774 million years ago
Found where
4 countries
0 rock formations
Fossil record
14 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 3 million years, from 4.16 to 0.774 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 0.774 million years old — that is roughly 3 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Palaeocryptonyx donnezani was named in 1890 ((Deperet 1890)) — 136 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 4 countries.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).