Bubo
genus · Dumeril 1806 · accepted · extant
13 descendant taxa · 68 fossil sites · 6 formations · 17 countries
Lived when
Neogene – Quaternary
8.725–0 million years ago
Found where
17 countries
6 rock formations
Fossil record
68 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 9 million years, from 8.725 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.
- Bubo was named in 1806 (Dumeril 1806) — 220 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 17 countries and 6 named rock formations.
- This group contains 13 named taxa, including 13 species.
- This group is not extinct — living birds belong inside it.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).