Palaelodidae
family · Stejneger 1885 · accepted · extinct
14 descendant taxa · 30 fossil sites · 9 formations · 9 countries
Lived when
Paleogene – Neogene
33.9–5 million years ago
Found where
9 countries
9 rock formations
Fossil record
30 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 33.9 to 5 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 5 million years old — that is roughly 17 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Palaelodidae was named in 1885 (Stejneger 1885) — 141 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 9 countries and 9 named rock formations.
- This group contains 14 named taxa, including 12 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).