Phalacrocorax fossil map
Where fossils of Phalacrocorax 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 | 33.9 million years ago to the present (Rupelian to Holocene) |
| Periods | Paleogene, Neogene, Quaternary |
| Family | Phalacrocoracidae |
| Named by | Brisson 1760 |
| Fossil records | 283 occurrences at 156 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | United States, New Zealand, Peru, South Africa, United Kingdom, Japan, Mexico, Chile, Russia, Ukraine … |
| Rock formations | txn:39688, San Diego, Pisco, Hillgrove, Peace River, Adu Asa |
About Phalacrocorax
Phalacrocorax is a genus of fish-eating birds in the cormorant family Phalacrocoracidae. Members of this genus are sometimes informally known as the Old World cormorants, though their distribution is not confined to the Old World, nor are they the only cormorants in the Old World.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Phalacrocorax (revision 1379256851), 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: Q19401.
