Eudocimus fossil map
Where fossils of Eudocimus 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 | 5.333 million years ago to the present (Zanclean to Holocene) |
| Periods | Neogene, Quaternary |
| Family | Threskiornithidae |
| Named by | Wagler 1832 |
| Fossil records | 22 occurrences at 19 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | United States, Cayman Islands, Bahamas, Peru, Puerto Rico, Venezuela |
| Rock formations | txn:58426, Tamiami, Yorktown, Bermont, Okeechobee |
About Eudocimus
Eudocimus is a genus of ibises, wading birds of the family Threskiornithidae. They occur in the warmer parts of the New World with representatives from the southern United States south through Central America, the West Indies, and South America.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Eudocimus (revision 1379737899), 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: Q992312.
