Zygodactylidae
family · Brodkorb 1971 · accepted · extinct
20 descendant taxa · 14 fossil sites · 5 formations · 4 countries
Lived when
Paleogene – Neogene
56–16.9 million years ago
Found where
4 countries
5 rock formations
Fossil record
14 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 39 million years, from 56 to 16.9 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 16.9 million years old — that is roughly 56 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Zygodactylidae was named in 1971 (Brodkorb 1971) — 55 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 4 countries and 5 named rock formations.
- This group contains 20 named taxa, including 13 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).