Antigone
genus · Reichenbach 1853 · accepted · extant
6 descendant taxa · 39 fossil sites · 3 formations · 4 countries
Lived when
Neogene – Quaternary
12.5–0 million years ago
Found where
4 countries
3 rock formations
Fossil record
39 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 13 million years, from 12.5 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.
- Antigone was named in 1853 (Reichenbach 1853) — 173 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 4 countries and 3 named rock formations.
- This group contains 6 named taxa, including 5 species.
- This group is not extinct — living birds belong inside it.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).