Podiceps auritus
species · (Linnaeus 1758) · accepted · extant
1 descendant taxa · 20 fossil sites · 6 formations · 4 countries
Lived when
Neogene – Quaternary
11.63–0 million years ago
Found where
4 countries
6 rock formations
Fossil record
20 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 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 auritus was named in 1758 ((Linnaeus 1758)) — 268 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 4 countries and 6 named rock formations.
- This group is not extinct — living birds belong inside it.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).