Palaeospheniscinae
subfamily · Simpson 1946 · accepted · extinct
8 descendant taxa · 25 fossil sites · 8 formations · 3 countries
Lived when
Paleogene – Neogene
23.04–3.6 million years ago
Found where
3 countries
8 rock formations
Fossil record
25 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 19 million years, from 23.04 to 3.6 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 3.6 million years old — that is roughly 12 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Palaeospheniscinae was named in 1946 (Simpson 1946) — 80 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 3 countries and 8 named rock formations.
- This group contains 8 named taxa, including 6 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).