Podilymbus fossil map
Where fossils of Podilymbus 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 | 4.7 million years ago to the present (Zanclean to Holocene) |
| Periods | Neogene, Quaternary |
| Family | Podicipedidae |
| Named by | Lesson 1831 |
| Fossil records | 48 occurrences at 44 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | United States, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, Venezuela |
| Rock formations | txn:39552, Tamiami, Fort Thompson, Caloosahatchee, Bermont, Wicomico |
About Podilymbus
Podilymbus is a genus of birds in the Grebe family, the genus name is derived from Latin Podilymbus, a contraction of podicipes ("feet at the buttocks", from podici-, "rump-" + pes, "foot")—the origin of the name of the grebe order—and Ancient Greek kolymbos, "diver".
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Podilymbus (revision 1379929646), 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: Q1051348.
