Messelornithidae
family · accepted · extinct
9 descendant taxa · 6 fossil sites · 3 formations · 4 countries
Lived when
Paleogene
61.66–48.07 million years ago
Found where
4 countries
3 rock formations
Fossil record
6 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 14 million years, from 61.66 to 48.07 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 48.07 million years old — that is roughly 160 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Fossils have been recorded in 4 countries and 3 named rock formations.
- This group contains 9 named taxa, including 5 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).