Cracidae
family · Vigors 1825 · accepted · extant
43 descendant taxa · 14 fossil sites · 8 formations · 4 countries
Lived when
Paleogene – Quaternary
31.8–0 million years ago
Found where
4 countries
8 rock formations
Fossil record
14 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 32 million years, from 31.8 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.
- Cracidae was named in 1825 (Vigors 1825) — 201 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 4 countries and 8 named rock formations.
- This group contains 43 named taxa, including 28 species.
- This group is not extinct — living birds belong inside it.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).