Limicolae
suborder · accepted · extant
63 descendant taxa · 119 fossil sites · 10 formations · 32 countries
Lived when
Paleogene – Quaternary
48.07–0 million years ago
Found where
32 countries
10 rock formations
Fossil record
119 sites
0 catalogued specimens
Inside this group
Immediate children
- Terminal taxon — no children recorded.
Did you know
Facts from the record
- Its fossils span about 48 million years, from 48.07 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.
- Fossils have been recorded in 32 countries and 10 named rock formations.
- This group contains 63 named taxa, including 32 species.
- This group is not extinct — living birds belong inside it.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).