Sylvia fossil map
Where fossils of Sylvia 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 | 8.725 million years ago to the present (Tortonian to Holocene) |
| Periods | Neogene, Quaternary |
| Family | Sylviidae |
| Named by | Scopoli 1769 |
| Fossil records | 11 occurrences at 7 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | France, Spain, Italy, United Kingdom, Russia |
| Rock formations | txn:158463 |
About Sylvia
Sylvia is a genus of small birds in the "Old World warbler" family Sylviidae.
There are seven species in the genus. Typical warblers occur in the temperate to tropical regions of Europe, western and central Asia, and Africa.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Sylvia (bird) (revision 1377465915), 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: Q1293045.
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