Tadorna fossil map
Where fossils of Tadorna 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 | 3.6 million years ago to the present (Piacenzian to Holocene) |
| Periods | Neogene, Quaternary |
| Family | Anatidae |
| Named by | Boie 1822 |
| Fossil records | 51 occurrences at 38 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | New Zealand, Spain, Italy, Egypt, United Kingdom, Australia, Portugal, Indonesia, Russia, United States … |
| Rock formations | txn:39624, Hillgrove, Gabal Silsila, Gebel Silsila-YCS, Turlock Lake, Qigequan |
About Tadorna
The shelducks, most species of which are found in the genus Tadorna (except for the Radjah shelduck, which is now found in its own monotypic genus Radjah), are a group of large birds in the tribe Tadornini of the Anatidae, the biological family that includes the ducks and most duck-like waterfowl such as the geese and swans.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Tadorna (revision 1379761180), 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: Q46316.
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