Jacanidae
family · Stejneger 1885 · accepted · extant
17 descendant taxa · 13 fossil sites · 4 formations · 8 countries
Lived when
Paleogene – Quaternary
33.9–0 million years ago
Found where
8 countries
4 rock formations
Fossil record
13 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 34 million years, from 33.9 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.
- Jacanidae was named in 1885 (Stejneger 1885) — 141 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 8 countries and 4 named rock formations.
- This group contains 17 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).