Cariamiformes
order · Fürbringer 1888 · accepted · extant
25 descendant taxa · 15 fossil sites · 7 formations · 5 countries
Lived when
Paleogene – Neogene
56–3.8 million years ago
Found where
5 countries
7 rock formations
Fossil record
15 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 52 million years, from 56 to 3.8 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 3.8 million years old — that is roughly 13 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Cariamiformes was named in 1888 (Fürbringer 1888) — 138 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 5 countries and 7 named rock formations.
- This group contains 25 named taxa, including 13 species.
- This group is not extinct — living birds belong inside it.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).