Plegadis falcinellus
species · (Linnaeus 1766) · accepted · extant
6 fossil sites · 6 countries
Lived when
Quaternary
0.774–0 million years ago
Found where
6 countries
0 rock formations
Fossil record
6 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 less than a million years, from 0.774 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.
- Plegadis falcinellus was named in 1766 ((Linnaeus 1766)) — 260 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 6 countries.
- This group is not extinct — living birds belong inside it.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).