Branta
genus · Scopoli 1769 · accepted · extant
15 descendant taxa · 132 fossil sites · 15 formations · 12 countries
Lived when
Paleogene – Quaternary
23.04–0 million years ago
Found where
12 countries
15 rock formations
Fossil record
132 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 23 million years, from 23.04 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.
- Branta was named in 1769 (Scopoli 1769) — 257 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 12 countries and 15 named rock formations.
- This group contains 15 named taxa, including 14 species.
- This group is not extinct — living birds belong inside it.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).