Egretta
genus · Forster 1817 · accepted · extant
9 descendant taxa · 33 fossil sites · 6 formations · 13 countries
Lived when
Neogene – Quaternary
12.5–0 million years ago
Found where
13 countries
6 rock formations
Fossil record
33 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 12.5 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.
- Egretta was named in 1817 (Forster 1817) — 209 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 13 countries and 6 named rock formations.
- This group contains 9 named taxa, including 8 species.
- This group is not extinct — living birds belong inside it.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).