Scolopaci
suborder · Strauch 1978 · accepted · extant
4 descendant taxa · 10 fossil sites · 4 formations · 4 countries
Lived when
Paleogene – Neogene
56–15.9 million years ago
Found where
4 countries
4 rock formations
Fossil record
10 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 40 million years, from 56 to 15.9 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 15.9 million years old — that is roughly 53 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Scolopaci was named in 1978 (Strauch 1978) — 48 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 4 countries and 4 named rock formations.
- This group contains 4 named taxa, including 2 species.
- This group is not extinct — living birds belong inside it.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).