Psilopterus bachmanni
species · (Moreno and Mercerat 1891) · accepted · extinct
6 fossil sites · 1 formations · 1 countries
Lived when
Neogene
17.5–16.3 million years ago
Found where
1 country
1 rock formations
Fossil record
6 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 1 million years, from 17.5 to 16.3 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 16.3 million years old — that is roughly 54 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Psilopterus bachmanni was named in 1891 ((Moreno and Mercerat 1891)) — 135 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 1 country and 1 named rock formations.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).