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Sericuloides fossil map

Where fossils of Sericuloides have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 30 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 30 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 →

GroupPrehistoric birds
Lived27.3–23.04 million years ago (Chattian)
PeriodsPaleogene
FamilyPtilonorhynchidae
Named byNguyen 2023
Fossil records1 occurrences at 1 locations (PBDB)
Found inAustralia
Rock formationsCarl Creek Limestone

About Sericuloides

Sericuloides is an extinct genus of ptilonorhynchid that lived during the Chattian stage of the Oligocene epoch.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Sericuloides (revision 1322577434), 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: Q133150302.

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