Prophaethontidae
family · Harrison and Walker 1976 · accepted · extinct
4 descendant taxa · 8 fossil sites · 5 formations · 4 countries
Lived when
Paleogene
61.66–41.03 million years ago
Found where
4 countries
5 rock formations
Fossil record
8 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 61.66 to 41.03 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 41.03 million years old — that is roughly 137 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Prophaethontidae was named in 1976 (Harrison and Walker 1976) — 50 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 4 countries and 5 named rock formations.
- This group contains 4 named taxa, including 2 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).