Phoebastria albatrus
species · (Pallas 1769) · accepted · extant
36 fossil sites · 6 formations · 3 countries
Lived when
Neogene – Quaternary
5.333–0 million years ago
Found where
3 countries
6 rock formations
Fossil record
36 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 5 million years, from 5.333 to 0 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 0 million years old — that is roughly 0 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Phoebastria albatrus was named in 1769 ((Pallas 1769)) — 257 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 3 countries and 6 named rock formations.
- This group is not extinct — living birds belong inside it.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).