Palaeospheniscus
genus · Moreno and Mercerat 1891 · accepted · extinct
5 descendant taxa · 22 fossil sites · 7 formations · 3 countries
Lived when
Paleogene – Neogene
23.04–3.6 million years ago
Found where
3 countries
7 rock formations
Fossil record
22 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.
- Palaeospheniscus was named in 1891 (Moreno and Mercerat 1891) — 135 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 3 countries and 7 named rock formations.
- This group contains 5 named taxa, including 5 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).