Anatinae
subfamily · Vigors 1825 · accepted · extant
154 descendant taxa · 862 fossil sites · 50 formations · 53 countries
Lived when
Paleogene – Quaternary
27.3–0 million years ago
Found where
53 countries
50 rock formations
Fossil record
862 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 27 million years, from 27.3 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.
- Anatinae was named in 1825 (Vigors 1825) — 201 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 53 countries and 50 named rock formations.
- This group contains 154 named taxa, including 111 species.
- This group is not extinct — living birds belong inside it.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).