Cuculiformes
order · (Wagler 1830) · accepted · extant
122 descendant taxa · 99 fossil sites · 10 formations · 31 countries
Lived when
Paleogene – Quaternary
56–0 million years ago
Found where
31 countries
10 rock formations
Fossil record
99 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.
- Cuculiformes was named in 1830 ((Wagler 1830)) — 196 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 31 countries and 10 named rock formations.
- This group contains 122 named taxa, including 70 species.
- This group is not extinct — living birds belong inside it.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).