Psittaciformes
order · (Wagler 1830) · accepted · extant
195 descendant taxa · 287 fossil sites · 15 formations · 38 countries
Lived when
Paleogene – Quaternary
61.66–0 million years ago
Found where
38 countries
15 rock formations
Fossil record
287 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 62 million years, from 61.66 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.
- Psittaciformes was named in 1830 ((Wagler 1830)) — 196 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 38 countries and 15 named rock formations.
- This group contains 195 named taxa, including 99 species.
- This group is not extinct — living birds belong inside it.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).