Mancalla fossil map
Where fossils of Mancalla have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 5 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 5 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 | 7.246–0.0117 million years ago (Messinian to Late Pleistocene) |
| Periods | Neogene, Quaternary |
| Family | Alcidae |
| Named by | Lucas 1901 |
| Fossil records | 32 occurrences at 20 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | United States, Mexico, Japan |
| Rock formations | San Diego, Almejas, txn:39605, San Mateo, Palos Verdes Sand, Niguel |
About Mancalla
Mancalla is an extinct genus of prehistoric flightless alcids that lived on the Pacific coast of today's California and Mexico during the Late Miocene to Early Pliocene.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Mancalla (revision 1281234163), 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: Q106716121.
