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Galligeranoides fossil map

Where fossils of Galligeranoides have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 56 million years ago and on today’s map.

Dots are fossil collections recorded in the Paleobiology Database. The “then” view moves today’s fossil sites back to their positions 56 million years ago (the time slice nearest the median age of the fossils) using the Merdith et al. (2021) plate model; positions are approximate. Open on the timeline map →

GroupPrehistoric birds
Lived56–48.07 million years ago (Ypresian)
PeriodsPaleogene
FamilyPalaeotididae
Named byBourdon et al. 2014
Fossil records1 occurrences at 1 locations (PBDB)
Found inFrance
Rock formationstxn:276849

About Galligeranoides

Galligeranoides is an extinct genus of geranoidid that lived during the Ypresian.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Galligeranoides (revision 1371816741), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; introduction excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Ages, family, authority and fossil records: Paleobiology Database, accessed 23 October 2026. Ages are those of the rock layers the fossils were found in. Wikidata: Q110964310.

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