Balearicinae
subfamily · Brasil 1913 · accepted · extant
4 descendant taxa · 6 fossil sites · 3 formations · 2 countries
Lived when
Paleogene – Neogene
23.04–5.333 million years ago
Found where
2 countries
3 rock formations
Fossil record
6 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 18 million years, from 23.04 to 5.333 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 5.333 million years old — that is roughly 18 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Balearicinae was named in 1913 (Brasil 1913) — 113 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 2 countries and 3 named rock formations.
- This group contains 4 named taxa, including 3 species.
- This group is not extinct — living birds belong inside it.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).