Protoazin fossil map
Where fossils of Protoazin have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 30 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 30 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 →
| Group | Prehistoric birds |
|---|---|
| Lived | 37.71–33.9 million years ago (Priabonian) |
| Periods | Paleogene |
| Family | Opisthocomidae |
| Named by | Mayr and De Pietri 2014 |
| Fossil records | 1 occurrences at 1 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | France |
| Rock formations | txn:39307 |
About Protoazin
Protoazin is an extinct genus of bird related to the hoatzin from late Eocene (about 36 mya) deposits of France.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Protoazin (revision 1380012968), 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: Q20724896.
