Sulidae
family · Reichenbach 1849 · accepted · extant
59 descendant taxa · 252 fossil sites · 30 formations · 34 countries
Lived when
Paleogene – Quaternary
48.07–0 million years ago
Found where
34 countries
30 rock formations
Fossil record
252 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 48 million years, from 48.07 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.
- Sulidae was named in 1849 (Reichenbach 1849) — 177 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 34 countries and 30 named rock formations.
- This group contains 59 named taxa, including 43 species.
- This group is not extinct — living birds belong inside it.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).