Gallinago
genus · Brisson 1760 · accepted · extant
11 descendant taxa · 64 fossil sites · 2 formations · 18 countries
Lived when
Neogene – Quaternary
8.725–0 million years ago
Found where
18 countries
2 rock formations
Fossil record
64 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 9 million years, from 8.725 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.
- Gallinago was named in 1760 (Brisson 1760) — 266 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 18 countries and 2 named rock formations.
- This group contains 11 named taxa, including 10 species.
- This group is not extinct — living birds belong inside it.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).