Presbychen abavus
species · Wetmore 1930 · accepted · extinct
4 fossil sites · 2 formations · 1 countries
Lived when
Neogene
15.98–11.63 million years ago
Found where
1 country
2 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 4 million years, from 15.98 to 11.63 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 11.63 million years old — that is roughly 39 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Presbychen abavus was named in 1930 (Wetmore 1930) — 96 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 1 country and 2 named rock formations.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).