Podiceps
genus · Latham 1787 · accepted · extant
15 descendant taxa · 93 fossil sites · 12 formations · 13 countries
Lived when
Neogene – Quaternary
11.63–0 million years ago
Found where
13 countries
12 rock formations
Fossil record
93 sites
0 catalogued specimens
Inside this group
Immediate children
- Terminal taxon — no children recorded.
Did you know
Facts from the record
- Its fossils span about 12 million years, from 11.63 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.
- Podiceps was named in 1787 (Latham 1787) — 239 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 13 countries and 12 named rock formations.
- This group contains 15 named taxa, including 13 species.
- This group is not extinct — living birds belong inside it.
Keep going
Where next
Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).