Psittacopedidae
family · Mayr 2015 · accepted · extinct
12 descendant taxa · 7 fossil sites · 4 formations · 3 countries
Lived when
Paleogene
56–41.03 million years ago
Found where
3 countries
4 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 15 million years, from 56 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.
- Psittacopedidae was named in 2015 (Mayr 2015) — 11 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 3 countries and 4 named rock formations.
- This group contains 12 named taxa, including 7 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).