Leptoptilos
genus · Lesson 1831 · accepted · extant
10 descendant taxa · 14 fossil sites · 5 formations · 6 countries
Lived when
Neogene – Quaternary
16.9–0.0117 million years ago
Found where
6 countries
5 rock formations
Fossil record
14 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 17 million years, from 16.9 to 0.0117 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 0.012 million years old — that is roughly 0 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Leptoptilos was named in 1831 (Lesson 1831) — 195 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 6 countries and 5 named rock formations.
- This group contains 10 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).