Phalacrocoracidae
family · Reichenbach 1850 · accepted · extant
100 descendant taxa · 328 fossil sites · 42 formations · 43 countries
Lived when
Cretaceous – Quaternary
72.2–0 million years ago
Found where
43 countries
42 rock formations
Fossil record
328 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.
- Phalacrocoracidae was named in 1850 (Reichenbach 1850) — 176 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 43 countries and 42 named rock formations.
- This group contains 100 named taxa, including 80 species.
- This group is not extinct — living birds belong inside it.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).