Athene
genus · (Scopoli 1769) · accepted · extant
6 descendant taxa · 75 fossil sites · 2 formations · 18 countries
Lived when
Neogene – Quaternary
11.1–0 million years ago
Found where
18 countries
2 rock formations
Fossil record
75 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 11 million years, from 11.1 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.
- Athene was named in 1769 ((Scopoli 1769)) — 257 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 18 countries and 2 named rock formations.
- This group contains 6 named taxa, including 6 species.
- This group is not extinct — living birds belong inside it.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).