Ergilornithidae
family · Kozlova 1960 · accepted · extinct
8 descendant taxa · 5 fossil sites · 3 formations · 5 countries
Lived when
Paleogene – Neogene
27.3–5.09 million years ago
Found where
5 countries
3 rock formations
Fossil record
5 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 22 million years, from 27.3 to 5.09 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 5.09 million years old — that is roughly 17 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Ergilornithidae was named in 1960 (Kozlova 1960) — 66 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 5 countries and 3 named rock formations.
- This group contains 8 named taxa, including 4 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).