Patagornithinae
subfamily · Mercerat 1897 · accepted · extinct
3 descendant taxa · 7 fossil sites · 2 formations · 1 countries
Lived when
Neogene
20.45–13.82 million years ago
Found where
1 country
2 rock formations
Fossil record
7 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 7 million years, from 20.45 to 13.82 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 13.82 million years old — that is roughly 46 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Patagornithinae was named in 1897 (Mercerat 1897) — 129 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 1 country and 2 named rock formations.
- This group contains 3 named taxa, including 2 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).