Palaeortyx
genus · Milne-Edwards 1869 · accepted · extinct
12 descendant taxa · 30 fossil sites · 6 formations · 6 countries
Lived when
Paleogene – Quaternary
33.9–2.58 million years ago
Found where
6 countries
6 rock formations
Fossil record
30 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 31 million years, from 33.9 to 2.58 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 2.58 million years old — that is roughly 9 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Palaeortyx was named in 1869 (Milne-Edwards 1869) — 157 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 6 countries and 6 named rock formations.
- This group contains 12 named taxa, including 11 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).