Mimidae
family · (Bonaparte 1853) · accepted · extant
18 descendant taxa · 50 fossil sites · 8 countries
Lived when
Neogene – Quaternary
9.4–0 million years ago
Found where
8 countries
0 rock formations
Fossil record
50 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 9 million years, from 9.4 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.
- Mimidae was named in 1853 ((Bonaparte 1853)) — 173 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 8 countries.
- This group contains 18 named taxa, including 11 species.
- This group is not extinct — living birds belong inside it.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).