Burhinus
genus · Illiger 1811 · accepted · extant
10 descendant taxa · 12 fossil sites · 1 formations · 9 countries
Lived when
Neogene – Quaternary
18.5–0 million years ago
Found where
9 countries
1 rock formations
Fossil record
12 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 19 million years, from 18.5 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.
- Burhinus was named in 1811 (Illiger 1811) — 215 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 9 countries and 1 named rock formations.
- This group contains 10 named taxa, including 10 species.
- This group is not extinct — living birds belong inside it.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).