Phalacrocorax
genus · Brisson 1760 · accepted · extant
45 descendant taxa · 279 fossil sites · 33 formations · 39 countries
Lived when
Paleogene – Quaternary
33.9–0 million years ago
Found where
39 countries
33 rock formations
Fossil record
279 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 34 million years, from 33.9 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.
- Phalacrocorax was named in 1760 (Brisson 1760) — 266 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 39 countries and 33 named rock formations.
- This group contains 45 named taxa, including 44 species.
- This group is not extinct — living birds belong inside it.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).