Fulica americana
species · Gmelin 1789 · accepted · extant
1 descendant taxa · 40 fossil sites · 9 formations · 3 countries
Lived when
Neogene – Quaternary
4.7–0 million years ago
Found where
3 countries
9 rock formations
Fossil record
40 sites
0 catalogued specimens
Inside this group
Immediate children
- Terminal taxon — no children recorded.
Did you know
Facts from the record
- Its fossils span about 5 million years, from 4.7 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.
- Fulica americana was named in 1789 (Gmelin 1789) — 237 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 3 countries and 9 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).