Passerimorphae
superorder · Sibley and et al 1988 · accepted · extant
238 descendant taxa · 239 fossil sites · 13 formations · 31 countries
Lived when
Paleogene – Quaternary
56–0 million years ago
Found where
31 countries
13 rock formations
Fossil record
239 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 56 million years, from 56 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.
- Passerimorphae was named in 1988 (Sibley and et al 1988) — 38 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 31 countries and 13 named rock formations.
- This group contains 238 named taxa, including 126 species.
- This group is not extinct — living birds belong inside it.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).