Sylvia
genus · Scopoli 1769 · accepted · extant
4 descendant taxa · 11 fossil sites · 5 countries
Lived when
Neogene – Quaternary
8.725–0 million years ago
Found where
5 countries
0 rock formations
Fossil record
11 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 9 million years, from 8.725 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.
- Sylvia was named in 1769 (Scopoli 1769) — 257 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 5 countries.
- This group contains 4 named taxa, including 4 species.
- This group is not extinct — living birds belong inside it.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).