Aechmophorus
genus · Coues 1862 · accepted · extant
4 descendant taxa · 32 fossil sites · 4 formations · 2 countries
Lived when
Neogene – Quaternary
4.7–0 million years ago
Found where
2 countries
4 rock formations
Fossil record
32 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 5 million years, from 4.7 to 0 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 0 million years old — that is roughly 0 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Aechmophorus was named in 1862 (Coues 1862) — 164 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 2 countries and 4 named rock formations.
- This group contains 4 named taxa, including 4 species.
- This group is not extinct — living birds belong inside it.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).