Palaeortyx gallica
species · (Milne-Edwards 1869) · accepted · extinct
11 fossil sites · 3 formations · 4 countries
Lived when
Paleogene – Neogene
27.3–5.333 million years ago
Found where
4 countries
3 rock formations
Fossil record
11 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 22 million years, from 27.3 to 5.333 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 5.333 million years old — that is roughly 18 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Palaeortyx gallica was named in 1869 ((Milne-Edwards 1869)) — 157 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 4 countries and 3 named rock formations.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).