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Charadriisimilis fossil map

Where fossils of Charadriisimilis have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 56 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 56 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 →

GroupPrehistoric birds
Lived56–48.07 million years ago (Ypresian)
PeriodsPaleogene
Named byMayr and Kitchener 2023
Fossil records1 occurrences at 1 locations (PBDB)
Found inUnited Kingdom
Rock formationsLondon Clay

About Charadriisimilis

Charadriisimilis is an extinct genus of charadriiform birds from the Early Eocene (Ypresian) London Clay of Walton-on-the-Naze, United Kingdom. The genus contains a single species, Charadriisimilis essexensis, known from partial postcranial remains.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Charadriisimilis (revision 1380012821), 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: Q123170062.

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