Palaeoglaux
genus · Mourer-Chauviré 1987 · accepted · extinct
2 descendant taxa · 2 fossil sites · 2 formations · 2 countries
Lived when
Paleogene
48.07–33.9 million years ago
Found where
2 countries
2 rock formations
Fossil record
2 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 14 million years, from 48.07 to 33.9 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 33.9 million years old — that is roughly 113 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Palaeoglaux was named in 1987 (Mourer-Chauviré 1987) — 39 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 2 countries and 2 named rock formations.
- This group contains 2 named taxa, including 2 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).