Coturnix fossil map
Where fossils of Coturnix 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 | 7.246 million years ago to the present (Messinian to Holocene) |
| Periods | Neogene, Quaternary |
| Family | Phasianidae |
| Named by | Bonnaterre 1791 |
| Fossil records | 82 occurrences at 61 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | New Zealand, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Australia, Hungary, Greece, New Caledonia, Russia, France … |
| Rock formations | txn:39340, facies Ă Congeria, Hillgrove, Kromdraai |
About Coturnix
Coturnix is a genus of five extant species and five to eight known extinct species of Old World quail.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Coturnix (revision 1323876638), 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: Q1869243.
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