Uria antiqua
species · (Marsh 1870) · accepted · extinct
4 fossil sites · 3 formations · 3 countries
Lived when
Neogene – Quaternary
5.333–2.58 million years ago
Found where
3 countries
3 rock formations
Fossil record
4 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 3 million years, from 5.333 to 2.58 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 2.58 million years old — that is roughly 9 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Uria antiqua was named in 1870 ((Marsh 1870)) — 156 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 3 countries and 3 named rock formations.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).