Cathartiformes
order · Coues 1884 · accepted · extant
60 descendant taxa · 132 fossil sites · 20 formations · 11 countries
Lived when
Paleogene – Quaternary
41.03–0 million years ago
Found where
11 countries
20 rock formations
Fossil record
132 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 41 million years, from 41.03 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.
- Cathartiformes was named in 1884 (Coues 1884) — 142 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 11 countries and 20 named rock formations.
- This group contains 60 named taxa, including 35 species.
- This group is not extinct — living birds belong inside it.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).