Pici
suborder · Linnaeus 1758 · accepted · extant
17 descendant taxa · 4 fossil sites · 2 formations · 3 countries
Lived when
Paleogene – Neogene
33.9–16.3 million years ago
Found where
3 countries
2 rock formations
Fossil record
4 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 18 million years, from 33.9 to 16.3 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 16.3 million years old — that is roughly 54 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Pici was named in 1758 (Linnaeus 1758) — 268 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 3 countries and 2 named rock formations.
- This group contains 17 named taxa, including 11 species.
- This group is not extinct — living birds belong inside it.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).