Callipepla
genus · Wagler 1832 · accepted · extant
4 descendant taxa · 27 fossil sites · 2 formations · 2 countries
Lived when
Neogene – Quaternary
9.4–0 million years ago
Found where
2 countries
2 rock formations
Fossil record
27 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 9.4 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.
- Callipepla was named in 1832 (Wagler 1832) — 194 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 2 countries and 2 named rock formations.
- This group contains 4 named taxa, including 4 species.
- This group is not extinct — living birds belong inside it.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).