Gallinula
genus · Brisson 1760 · accepted · extant
8 descendant taxa · 39 fossil sites · 5 formations · 14 countries
Lived when
Paleogene – Quaternary
23.04–0 million years ago
Found where
14 countries
5 rock formations
Fossil record
39 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 23 million years, from 23.04 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.
- Gallinula was named in 1760 (Brisson 1760) — 266 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 14 countries and 5 named rock formations.
- This group contains 8 named taxa, including 8 species.
- This group is not extinct — living birds belong inside it.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).