Puffinus priscus
species · Miller 1961 · accepted · extinct
7 fossil sites · 3 formations · 1 countries
Lived when
Neogene
15.98–11.63 million years ago
Found where
1 country
3 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 4 million years, from 15.98 to 11.63 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 11.63 million years old — that is roughly 39 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Puffinus priscus was named in 1961 (Miller 1961) — 65 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 1 country and 3 named rock formations.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).