Phorusrhacidae
family · Ameghino 1889 · accepted · extinct
54 descendant taxa · 109 fossil sites · 29 formations · 10 countries
Lived when
Paleogene – Quaternary
56–0.0117 million years ago
Found where
10 countries
29 rock formations
Fossil record
109 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 0.0117 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 0.012 million years old — that is roughly 0 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Phorusrhacidae was named in 1889 (Ameghino 1889) — 137 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 10 countries and 29 named rock formations.
- This group contains 54 named taxa, including 31 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).