Falconidae
family · Vigors 1824 · accepted · extant
95 descendant taxa · 260 fossil sites · 18 formations · 34 countries
Lived when
Paleogene – Quaternary
51.1–0 million years ago
Found where
34 countries
18 rock formations
Fossil record
260 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 51 million years, from 51.1 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.
- Falconidae was named in 1824 (Vigors 1824) — 202 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 34 countries and 18 named rock formations.
- This group contains 95 named taxa, including 65 species.
- This group is not extinct — living birds belong inside it.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).