Protostrigidae
family · Wetmore 1933 · accepted · extinct
10 descendant taxa · 7 fossil sites · 5 formations · 3 countries
Lived when
Paleogene
56–27.3 million years ago
Found where
3 countries
5 rock formations
Fossil record
7 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 29 million years, from 56 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.
- Protostrigidae was named in 1933 (Wetmore 1933) — 93 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 3 countries and 5 named rock formations.
- This group contains 10 named taxa, including 8 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).