Odontophoridae
family · (Gould 1844) · accepted · extant
31 descendant taxa · 77 fossil sites · 8 formations · 6 countries
Lived when
Paleogene – Quaternary
37–0 million years ago
Found where
6 countries
8 rock formations
Fossil record
77 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 37 million years, from 37 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.
- Odontophoridae was named in 1844 ((Gould 1844)) — 182 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 6 countries and 8 named rock formations.
- This group contains 31 named taxa, including 21 species.
- This group is not extinct — living birds belong inside it.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).