Presbyornithidae
family · (Wetmore 1926) · accepted · extant
21 descendant taxa · 28 fossil sites · 19 formations · 8 countries
Lived when
Cretaceous – Neogene
83.6–15.98 million years ago
Found where
8 countries
19 rock formations
Fossil record
28 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 68 million years, from 83.6 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.
- Presbyornithidae was named in 1926 ((Wetmore 1926)) — 100 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 8 countries and 19 named rock formations.
- This group contains 21 named taxa, including 13 species.
- This group is not extinct — living birds belong inside it.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).