Dasornis
genus · Owen 1870 · accepted · extinct
3 descendant taxa · 24 fossil sites · 8 formations · 6 countries
Lived when
Paleogene
61.66–33.9 million years ago
Found where
6 countries
8 rock formations
Fossil record
24 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 28 million years, from 61.66 to 33.9 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 33.9 million years old — that is roughly 113 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Dasornis was named in 1870 (Owen 1870) — 156 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 6 countries and 8 named rock formations.
- This group contains 3 named taxa, including 3 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).