Passeriformes
order · (Linnaeus 1758) · accepted · extant
939 descendant taxa · 2,352 fossil sites · 44 formations · 72 countries
Lived when
Paleogene – Quaternary
51.1–0 million years ago
Found where
72 countries
44 rock formations
Fossil record
2,352 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 51 million years, from 51.1 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.
- Passeriformes was named in 1758 ((Linnaeus 1758)) — 268 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 72 countries and 44 named rock formations.
- This group contains 939 named taxa, including 499 species.
- This group is not extinct — living birds belong inside it.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).