Phorusrhacinae
subfamily · Ameghino 1899 · accepted · extinct
7 descendant taxa · 29 fossil sites · 7 formations · 5 countries
Lived when
Paleogene – Quaternary
29–0.774 million years ago
Found where
5 countries
7 rock formations
Fossil record
29 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 28 million years, from 29 to 0.774 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 0.774 million years old — that is roughly 3 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Phorusrhacinae was named in 1899 (Ameghino 1899) — 127 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 5 countries and 7 named rock formations.
- This group contains 7 named taxa, including 4 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).