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Winnicavis fossil map

Where fossils of Winnicavis 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
Lived33.9–27.3 million years ago (Rupelian)
PeriodsPaleogene
Named byBochenski et al. 2018
Fossil records1 occurrences at 1 locations (PBDB)
Found inPoland
Rock formationsMenilite

About Winnicavis

Winnicavis is a genus of passerine bird from the Early Oligocene of Poland.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Winnicavis (revision 1323112893), 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: Q107354081.

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