Ralliformes
order · accepted · extant
17 descendant taxa · 8 fossil sites · 3 formations · 5 countries
Lived when
Paleogene
61.66–37.71 million years ago
Found where
5 countries
3 rock formations
Fossil record
8 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 24 million years, from 61.66 to 37.71 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 37.71 million years old — that is roughly 126 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Fossils have been recorded in 5 countries and 3 named rock formations.
- This group contains 17 named taxa, including 8 species.
- This group is not extinct — living birds belong inside it.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).