Pelagornis chilensis
species · Mayr and Rubilar-Rogers 2010 · accepted · extinct
3 fossil sites · 2 formations · 2 countries
Lived when
Neogene
13.82–5.333 million years ago
Found where
2 countries
2 rock formations
Fossil record
3 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 8 million years, from 13.82 to 5.333 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 5.333 million years old — that is roughly 18 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Pelagornis chilensis was named in 2010 (Mayr and Rubilar-Rogers 2010) — 16 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 2 countries and 2 named rock formations.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).