Coliiformes
order · (Murie 1872) · accepted · extant
32 descendant taxa · 16 fossil sites · 11 formations · 9 countries
Lived when
Paleogene – Quaternary
56–0.774 million years ago
Found where
9 countries
11 rock formations
Fossil record
16 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 55 million years, from 56 to 0.774 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 0.774 million years old — that is roughly 3 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Coliiformes was named in 1872 ((Murie 1872)) — 154 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 9 countries and 11 named rock formations.
- This group contains 32 named taxa, including 19 species.
- This group is not extinct — living birds belong inside it.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).