Buteo
genus · de Lacepède 1799 · accepted · extant
28 descendant taxa · 170 fossil sites · 12 formations · 26 countries
Lived when
Paleogene – Quaternary
33.9–0 million years ago
Found where
26 countries
12 rock formations
Fossil record
170 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 34 million years, from 33.9 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.
- Buteo was named in 1799 (de Lacepède 1799) — 227 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 26 countries and 12 named rock formations.
- This group contains 28 named taxa, including 26 species.
- This group is not extinct — living birds belong inside it.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).