Palaeospheniscus huxleyorum
species · Simpson 1973 · accepted · extinct
2 fossil sites · 1 formations · 1 countries
Lived when
Neogene
5.333–3.6 million years ago
Found where
1 country
1 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 2 million years, from 5.333 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 huxleyorum was named in 1973 (Simpson 1973) — 53 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 1 country and 1 named rock formations.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).