Pelagornis miocaenus
species · Lartet 1857 · accepted · extinct
4 fossil sites · 1 formations · 3 countries
Lived when
Neogene
20.45–11.04 million years ago
Found where
3 countries
1 rock formations
Fossil record
4 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 9 million years, from 20.45 to 11.04 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 11.04 million years old — that is roughly 37 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Pelagornis miocaenus was named in 1857 (Lartet 1857) — 169 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 3 countries and 1 named rock formations.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).