Otus
genus · Pennant 1769 · accepted · extant
13 descendant taxa · 38 fossil sites · 13 countries
Lived when
Neogene – Quaternary
20.45–0 million years ago
Found where
13 countries
0 rock formations
Fossil record
38 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 20 million years, from 20.45 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.
- Otus was named in 1769 (Pennant 1769) — 257 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 13 countries.
- This group contains 13 named taxa, including 13 species.
- This group is not extinct — living birds belong inside it.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).