Lithornithidae
family · Houde 1988 · accepted · extinct
15 descendant taxa · 21 fossil sites · 11 formations · 6 countries
Lived when
Paleogene
61.66–37.71 million years ago
Found where
6 countries
11 rock formations
Fossil record
21 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 24 million years, from 61.66 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.
- Lithornithidae was named in 1988 (Houde 1988) — 38 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 6 countries and 11 named rock formations.
- This group contains 15 named taxa, including 10 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).