Pinguinus impennis
species · (Linnaeus 1758) · accepted · extinct
126 fossil sites · 4 formations · 21 countries
Lived when
Quaternary
2.58–0 million years ago
Found where
21 countries
4 rock formations
Fossil record
126 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 3 million years, from 2.58 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 impennis was named in 1758 ((Linnaeus 1758)) — 268 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 21 countries and 4 named rock formations.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).