Plotopteridae
family · Howard 1969 · accepted · extant
23 descendant taxa · 41 fossil sites · 18 formations · 3 countries
Lived when
Paleogene – Neogene
41.03–15.98 million years ago
Found where
3 countries
18 rock formations
Fossil record
41 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 25 million years, from 41.03 to 15.98 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 15.98 million years old — that is roughly 53 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Plotopteridae was named in 1969 (Howard 1969) — 57 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 3 countries and 18 named rock formations.
- This group contains 23 named taxa, including 12 species.
- This group is not extinct — living birds belong inside it.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).