Francolinus
genus · Stephens 1819 · accepted · extant
1 descendant taxa · 26 fossil sites · 4 formations · 7 countries
Lived when
Neogene – Quaternary
11.63–0 million years ago
Found where
7 countries
4 rock formations
Fossil record
26 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 12 million years, from 11.63 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.
- Francolinus was named in 1819 (Stephens 1819) — 207 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 7 countries and 4 named rock formations.
- This group is not extinct — living birds belong inside it.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).