Mergus merganser
species · Linnaeus 1758 · accepted · extant
11 fossil sites · 5 formations · 4 countries
Lived when
Neogene – Quaternary
4.7–0 million years ago
Found where
4 countries
5 rock formations
Fossil record
11 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 5 million years, from 4.7 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.
- Mergus merganser was named in 1758 (Linnaeus 1758) — 268 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 4 countries and 5 named rock formations.
- This group is not extinct — living birds belong inside it.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).