Bartramia fossil map
Where fossils of Bartramia 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 | 9.4 million years ago to the present (Tortonian to Holocene) |
| Periods | Neogene, Quaternary |
| Family | Scolopacidae |
| Named by | Lesson 1831 |
| Fossil records | 6 occurrences at 6 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | United States, Ecuador |
| Rock formations | txn:39581, McKay |
About Bartramia
Bartramia is a genus of bird containing two species, the extant upland sandpiper and the extinct Bartramia umatilla from the Middle Pliocene of Oregon.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Bartramia (bird) (revision 1379926843), 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: Q2789944.
