Sophiornithidae
family · Mourer-Chauviré 1987 · accepted · extinct
6 descendant taxa · 3 fossil sites · 1 formations · 1 countries
Lived when
Paleogene – Neogene
37.71–15.98 million years ago
Found where
1 country
1 rock formations
Fossil record
3 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 22 million years, from 37.71 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.
- Sophiornithidae was named in 1987 (Mourer-Chauviré 1987) — 39 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 1 country and 1 named rock formations.
- This group contains 6 named taxa, including 3 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).