Cariamoidea
superfamily · accepted · extant
22 descendant taxa · 21 fossil sites · 8 formations · 2 countries
Lived when
Paleogene – Neogene
45.9–3.6 million years ago
Found where
2 countries
8 rock formations
Fossil record
21 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 42 million years, from 45.9 to 3.6 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 3.6 million years old — that is roughly 12 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Fossils have been recorded in 2 countries and 8 named rock formations.
- This group contains 22 named taxa, including 16 species.
- This group is not extinct — living birds belong inside it.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).