Aethia
genus · Merrem 1788 · accepted · extant
6 descendant taxa · 18 fossil sites · 2 formations · 2 countries
Lived when
Neogene – Quaternary
15.98–0 million years ago
Found where
2 countries
2 rock formations
Fossil record
18 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 16 million years, from 15.98 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.
- Aethia was named in 1788 (Merrem 1788) — 238 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 2 countries and 2 named rock formations.
- This group contains 6 named taxa, including 6 species.
- This group is not extinct — living birds belong inside it.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).