Grallatoridae
family · Lull 1904 · accepted · extinct
88 descendant taxa · 835 fossil sites · 141 formations · 30 countries
Lived when
Triassic – Paleogene
250.8–66 million years ago
Found where
30 countries
141 rock formations
Fossil record
835 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 185 million years, from 250.8 to 66 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 66 million years old — that is roughly 220 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Grallatoridae was named in 1904 (Lull 1904) — 122 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 30 countries and 141 named rock formations.
- This group contains 88 named taxa, including 78 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).