Prophaethon
genus · Andrews 1899 · accepted · extinct
1 descendant taxa · 4 fossil sites · 3 formations · 3 countries
Lived when
Paleogene
59.24–48.07 million years ago
Found where
3 countries
3 rock formations
Fossil record
4 sites
0 catalogued specimens
Inside this group
Immediate children
- Terminal taxon — no children recorded.
Did you know
Facts from the record
- Its fossils span about 11 million years, from 59.24 to 48.07 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 48.07 million years old — that is roughly 160 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Prophaethon was named in 1899 (Andrews 1899) — 127 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 3 countries and 3 named rock formations.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).