Phoenicopteriformes
order · (Howard 1955) · accepted · extant
50 descendant taxa · 85 fossil sites · 28 formations · 23 countries
Lived when
Paleogene – Quaternary
56–0 million years ago
Found where
23 countries
28 rock formations
Fossil record
85 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.
- Phoenicopteriformes was named in 1955 ((Howard 1955)) — 71 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 23 countries and 28 named rock formations.
- This group contains 50 named taxa, including 36 species.
- This group is not extinct — living birds belong inside it.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).