Apodiformes
order · (Peters 1940) · accepted · extant
30 descendant taxa · 18 fossil sites · 8 formations · 7 countries
Lived when
Paleogene
56–23.04 million years ago
Found where
7 countries
8 rock formations
Fossil record
18 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 33 million years, from 56 to 23.04 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 23.04 million years old — that is roughly 77 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Apodiformes was named in 1940 ((Peters 1940)) — 86 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 7 countries and 8 named rock formations.
- This group contains 30 named taxa, including 15 species.
- This group is not extinct — living birds belong inside it.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).