Porzana
genus · Vieillot 1816 · accepted · extant
15 descendant taxa · 76 fossil sites · 4 formations · 19 countries
Lived when
Neogene – Quaternary
13.82–0 million years ago
Found where
19 countries
4 rock formations
Fossil record
76 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 14 million years, from 13.82 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.
- Porzana was named in 1816 (Vieillot 1816) — 210 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 19 countries and 4 named rock formations.
- This group contains 15 named taxa, including 15 species.
- This group is not extinct — living birds belong inside it.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).