Burhinidae
family · Mathews 1912 · accepted · extant
14 descendant taxa · 18 fossil sites · 4 formations · 12 countries
Lived when
Paleogene – Quaternary
51.1–0 million years ago
Found where
12 countries
4 rock formations
Fossil record
18 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 51 million years, from 51.1 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.
- Burhinidae was named in 1912 (Mathews 1912) — 114 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 12 countries and 4 named rock formations.
- This group contains 14 named taxa, including 12 species.
- This group is not extinct — living birds belong inside it.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).