Pelagornis
genus · Lartet 1857 · accepted · extinct
8 descendant taxa · 38 fossil sites · 19 formations · 10 countries
Lived when
Paleogene – Quaternary
41.03–2.58 million years ago
Found where
10 countries
19 rock formations
Fossil record
38 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 38 million years, from 41.03 to 2.58 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 2.58 million years old — that is roughly 9 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Pelagornis was named in 1857 (Lartet 1857) — 169 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 10 countries and 19 named rock formations.
- This group contains 8 named taxa, including 8 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).