Pterodroma
genus · Bonaparte 1856 · accepted · extant
26 descendant taxa · 174 fossil sites · 3 formations · 24 countries
Lived when
Neogene – Quaternary
5.333–0 million years ago
Found where
24 countries
3 rock formations
Fossil record
174 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 5 million years, from 5.333 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.
- Pterodroma was named in 1856 (Bonaparte 1856) — 170 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 24 countries and 3 named rock formations.
- This group contains 26 named taxa, including 26 species.
- This group is not extinct — living birds belong inside it.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).