Platalea
genus · Linnaeus 1758 · accepted · extant
8 descendant taxa · 18 fossil sites · 4 formations · 8 countries
Lived when
Quaternary
2.58–0 million years ago
Found where
8 countries
4 rock formations
Fossil record
18 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 3 million years, from 2.58 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.
- Platalea was named in 1758 (Linnaeus 1758) — 268 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 8 countries and 4 named rock formations.
- This group contains 8 named taxa, including 8 species.
- This group is not extinct — living birds belong inside it.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).