Struthionidae
family · Vigors 1825 · accepted · extant
16 descendant taxa · 112 fossil sites · 30 formations · 27 countries
Lived when
Paleogene – Quaternary
23.04–0 million years ago
Found where
27 countries
30 rock formations
Fossil record
112 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 23 million years, from 23.04 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.
- Struthionidae was named in 1825 (Vigors 1825) — 201 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 27 countries and 30 named rock formations.
- This group contains 16 named taxa, including 14 species.
- This group is not extinct — living birds belong inside it.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).