Porzana fossil map
Where fossils of Porzana 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 | 13.82 million years ago to the present (Serravallian to Holocene) |
| Periods | Neogene, Quaternary |
| Family | Rallidae |
| Named by | Vieillot 1816 |
| Fossil records | 76 occurrences at 53 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | United States, Northern Mariana Islands, Cook Islands, Spain, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, Australia, Bahamas, France, Greece, Indonesia … |
| Rock formations | txn:39513, Waimanalo, Wicomico, Sajovolgyi, Allingham |
About Porzana
Porzana is a genus of birds in the crake and rail family, Rallidae. Its scientific name is derived from Venetian terms for small rails. The spotted crake (P. porzana) is the type species.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Porzana (revision 1380576422), 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: Q835525.
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