Salmilidae
family · Mayr 2002 · accepted · extinct
2 descendant taxa · 1 fossil sites · 1 countries
Lived when
Paleogene
48.07–37.71 million years ago
Found where
1 country
0 rock formations
Fossil record
1 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 10 million years, from 48.07 to 37.71 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 37.71 million years old — that is roughly 126 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Salmilidae was named in 2002 (Mayr 2002) — 24 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 1 country.
- This group contains 2 named taxa, including 1 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).