Musophagidae
family · Bonaparte 1831 · accepted · extant
35 descendant taxa · 2 fossil sites · 2 formations · 2 countries
Lived when
Paleogene
56–27.3 million years ago
Found where
2 countries
2 rock formations
Fossil record
2 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 29 million years, from 56 to 27.3 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 27.3 million years old — that is roughly 91 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Musophagidae was named in 1831 (Bonaparte 1831) — 195 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 2 countries and 2 named rock formations.
- This group contains 35 named taxa, including 24 species.
- This group is not extinct — living birds belong inside it.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).