Primotrogon
genus · Mayr 1999 · accepted · extinct
2 descendant taxa · 3 fossil sites · 1 formations · 2 countries
Lived when
Paleogene
48.07–27.3 million years ago
Found where
2 countries
1 rock formations
Fossil record
3 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 21 million years, from 48.07 to 27.3 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 27.3 million years old — that is roughly 91 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Primotrogon was named in 1999 (Mayr 1999) — 27 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 2 countries and 1 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).