Calcarius
genus · Bechstein 1802 · accepted · extant
2 descendant taxa · 4 fossil sites · 2 countries
Lived when
Quaternary
1.4–0.0117 million years ago
Found where
2 countries
0 rock formations
Fossil record
4 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 1 million years, from 1.4 to 0.0117 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 0.012 million years old — that is roughly 0 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Calcarius was named in 1802 (Bechstein 1802) — 224 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 2 countries.
- This group contains 2 named taxa, including 2 species.
- This group is not extinct — living birds belong inside it.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).