Pelecaniformes
order · (Sharpe 1891) · accepted · extant
246 descendant taxa · 426 fossil sites · 49 formations · 62 countries
Lived when
Cretaceous – Quaternary
72.2–0 million years ago
Found where
62 countries
49 rock formations
Fossil record
426 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 72 million years, from 72.2 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.
- Pelecaniformes was named in 1891 ((Sharpe 1891)) — 135 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 62 countries and 49 named rock formations.
- This group contains 246 named taxa, including 151 species.
- This group is not extinct — living birds belong inside it.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).