Anthus
genus · Bechstein 1805 · accepted · extant
9 descendant taxa · 30 fossil sites · 1 formations · 12 countries
Lived when
Neogene – Quaternary
3.6–0 million years ago
Found where
12 countries
1 rock formations
Fossil record
30 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 4 million years, from 3.6 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.
- Anthus was named in 1805 (Bechstein 1805) — 221 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 12 countries and 1 named rock formations.
- This group contains 9 named taxa, including 9 species.
- This group is not extinct — living birds belong inside it.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).