Tyto
genus · Billberg 1828 · accepted · extant
17 descendant taxa · 139 fossil sites · 3 formations · 31 countries
Lived when
Neogene – Quaternary
13.82–0 million years ago
Found where
31 countries
3 rock formations
Fossil record
139 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 14 million years, from 13.82 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.
- Tyto was named in 1828 (Billberg 1828) — 198 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 31 countries and 3 named rock formations.
- This group contains 17 named taxa, including 12 species.
- This group is not extinct — living birds belong inside it.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).