Steatornithidae
family · Bonaparte 1842 · accepted · extant
4 descendant taxa · 1 fossil sites · 1 formations · 1 countries
Lived when
Paleogene
56–48.07 million years ago
Found where
1 country
1 rock formations
Fossil record
1 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 8 million years, from 56 to 48.07 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 48.07 million years old — that is roughly 160 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Steatornithidae was named in 1842 (Bonaparte 1842) — 184 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 1 country and 1 named rock formations.
- This group contains 4 named taxa, including 1 species.
- This group is not extinct — living birds belong inside it.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).