Ardenna fossil map
Where fossils of Ardenna have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 0 million years ago and on today’s map.
Dots are fossil collections recorded in the Paleobiology Database. The “then” view moves today’s fossil sites back to their positions 0 million years ago (the time slice nearest the median age of the fossils) using the Merdith et al. (2021) plate model; positions are approximate. Open on the timeline map →
| Group | Prehistoric birds |
|---|---|
| Lived | 23.04 million years ago to the present (Aquitanian to Holocene) |
| Periods | Neogene, Quaternary |
| Family | Procellariidae |
| Named by | (Reichenbach 1853) |
| Fossil records | 94 occurrences at 56 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | United States, New Zealand, French Polynesia, Japan, Réunion, Australia, Tonga, Pitcairn, American Samoa, Solomon Islands … |
| Rock formations | txn:39695, Yorktown, Palos Verdes Sand, Hillgrove, Pungo River, San Pedro |
About Ardenna
Ardenna is a genus of seabirds in the family Procellariidae. These medium-sized to large shearwater species were formerly included in the genus Puffinus.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Ardenna (revision 1379877667), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; introduction excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Ages, family, authority and fossil records: Paleobiology Database, accessed 23 October 2026. Ages are those of the rock layers the fossils were found in. Wikidata: Q16529941.
