Caracara
genus · Merrem 1826 · accepted · extant
8 descendant taxa · 36 fossil sites · 2 formations · 10 countries
Lived when
Quaternary
2.58–0 million years ago
Found where
10 countries
2 rock formations
Fossil record
36 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 3 million years, from 2.58 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.
- Caracara was named in 1826 (Merrem 1826) — 200 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 10 countries and 2 named rock formations.
- This group contains 8 named taxa, including 5 species.
- This group is not extinct — living birds belong inside it.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).