Alcinae
subfamily · Leach 1820 · accepted · extant
41 descendant taxa · 337 fossil sites · 20 formations · 25 countries
Lived when
Neogene – Quaternary
15.98–0 million years ago
Found where
25 countries
20 rock formations
Fossil record
337 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.
- Alcinae was named in 1820 (Leach 1820) — 206 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 25 countries and 20 named rock formations.
- This group contains 41 named taxa, including 32 species.
- This group is not extinct — living birds belong inside it.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).