Anatidae
family · Vigors 1825 · accepted · extant
452 descendant taxa · 1,733 fossil sites · 96 formations · 73 countries
Lived when
Paleogene – Quaternary
45.9–0 million years ago
Found where
73 countries
96 rock formations
Fossil record
1,733 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 46 million years, from 45.9 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.
- Anatidae was named in 1825 (Vigors 1825) — 201 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 73 countries and 96 named rock formations.
- This group contains 452 named taxa, including 295 species.
- This group is not extinct — living birds belong inside it.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).