Platydyptes
genus · Marples 1952 · accepted · extinct
3 descendant taxa · 5 fossil sites · 1 formations · 1 countries
Lived when
Paleogene – Neogene
36.7–21.7 million years ago
Found where
1 country
1 rock formations
Fossil record
5 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 15 million years, from 36.7 to 21.7 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 21.7 million years old — that is roughly 72 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Platydyptes was named in 1952 (Marples 1952) — 74 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 1 country and 1 named rock formations.
- This group contains 3 named taxa, including 3 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).