Protomelanitta
genus · Zelenkov 2011 · accepted · extinct
2 descendant taxa · 2 fossil sites · 1 formations · 2 countries
Lived when
Neogene
13.82–9.4 million years ago
Found where
2 countries
1 rock formations
Fossil record
2 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 13.82 to 9.4 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 9.4 million years old — that is roughly 31 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Protomelanitta was named in 2011 (Zelenkov 2011) — 15 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).