Pinguinus
genus · Bonnaterre 1790 · accepted · extinct
2 descendant taxa · 127 fossil sites · 5 formations · 21 countries
Lived when
Neogene – Quaternary
5.333–0 million years ago
Found where
21 countries
5 rock formations
Fossil record
127 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.
- Pinguinus was named in 1790 (Bonnaterre 1790) — 236 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 21 countries and 5 named rock formations.
- This group contains 2 named taxa, including 2 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).