Cygnus
genus · Garsault 1764 · accepted · extant
23 descendant taxa · 72 fossil sites · 13 formations · 20 countries
Lived when
Neogene – Quaternary
12.8–0 million years ago
Found where
20 countries
13 rock formations
Fossil record
72 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 13 million years, from 12.8 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.
- Cygnus was named in 1764 (Garsault 1764) — 262 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 20 countries and 13 named rock formations.
- This group contains 23 named taxa, including 17 species.
- This group is not extinct — living birds belong inside it.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).