Coraciiformes
order · (Forbes 1884) · accepted · extant
94 descendant taxa · 84 fossil sites · 8 formations · 20 countries
Lived when
Paleogene – Quaternary
56–0 million years ago
Found where
20 countries
8 rock formations
Fossil record
84 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 56 million years, from 56 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.
- Coraciiformes was named in 1884 ((Forbes 1884)) — 142 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 20 countries and 8 named rock formations.
- This group contains 94 named taxa, including 44 species.
- This group is not extinct — living birds belong inside it.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).