Gruinae
subfamily · accepted · extant
9 descendant taxa · 5 fossil sites · 1 formations · 1 countries
Lived when
Paleogene
51.1–37.71 million years ago
Found where
1 country
1 rock formations
Fossil record
5 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 13 million years, from 51.1 to 37.71 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 37.71 million years old — that is roughly 126 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Fossils have been recorded in 1 country and 1 named rock formations.
- This group contains 9 named taxa, including 7 species.
- This group is not extinct — living birds belong inside it.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).