Bathornithidae
family · (Wetmore 1927) · accepted · extinct
15 descendant taxa · 14 fossil sites · 5 formations · 1 countries
Lived when
Paleogene – Neogene
45.9–18.5 million years ago
Found where
1 country
5 rock formations
Fossil record
14 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 27 million years, from 45.9 to 18.5 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 18.5 million years old — that is roughly 62 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Bathornithidae was named in 1927 ((Wetmore 1927)) — 99 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 1 country and 5 named rock formations.
- This group contains 15 named taxa, including 12 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).