Waltonavis
genus · Mayr and Kitchener 2023 · accepted · extinct
2 descendant taxa · 2 fossil sites · 1 formations · 1 countries
Lived when
Paleogene
56–48.07 million years ago
Found where
1 country
1 rock formations
Fossil record
2 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 8 million years, from 56 to 48.07 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 48.07 million years old — that is roughly 160 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Waltonavis was named in 2023 (Mayr and Kitchener 2023) — 3 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 1 country and 1 named rock formations.
- This group contains 2 named taxa, including 2 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).