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Online Database for 'The Pull of the Recent has little influence on the terrestrial fossil record' By Sarda Sahney and Michael J. Benton Department of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Wills Memorial Building, Queen's Road, Bristol, BS8 1RJ, United Kingdom Email: s.sahney@bristol.ac.uk and mike.benton@bristol.ac.uk

Class		Family			Last fossil occurrence of families
Amphibia		Caeciliidae
Amphibia		Leiopelmatidae
Amphibia		Discoglossidae
Amphibia		Pipidae
Amphibia		Rhinophrynidae			Rupelian
Amphibia		Pelobatidae
Amphibia		Pelodytidae
Amphibia		Myobatrachidae
Amphibia		Leptodactylidae
Amphibia		Bufonidae
Amphibia		Hylidae
Amphibia		Ranidae
Amphibia		Rhachophoridae
Amphibia		Microhylidae
Amphibia		Sirenidae
Amphibia		Cryptobranchidae
Amphibia		Proteidae
Amphibia		Amphiumidae
Amphibia		Plethodontidae
Amphibia		Ambystomatidae
Amphibia		Salamandridae
Reptilia		Pelomedusidae
Reptilia		Chelidae
Reptilia		Chelydridae
Reptilia		Cheloniidae
Reptilia		Dermochelyidae
Reptilia		Trionychidae
Reptilia		Carettochelyidae			Mid Miocene
Reptilia		Dermatemydidae			Langhian
Reptilia		Kinosternidae
Reptilia		Emydidae
Reptilia		Geoemydidae
Reptilia			Testudinidae
Reptilia			Sphenodontidae
Reptilia			Iguanidae
Reptilia			Agamidae
Reptilia			Chamaeleonidae
Reptilia			Amphisbaenidae
Reptilia			Rhineuridae
Reptilia			Gekkonidae
Reptilia			Xantusiidae
Reptilia			Lacertidae
Reptilia			Teiidae
Reptilia			Cordylidae					Aquitanian
Reptilia			Anguidae
Reptilia			Xenosauridae					Miocene
Reptilia			Helodermatidae
Reptilia			Varanidae
Reptilia			Typhlopidae
Reptilia			Aniliidae
Reptilia			Boidae
Reptilia			Bolyeriidae
Reptilia			Tropidophiidae
Reptilia			Acrochordidae
Reptilia			Colubridae
Reptilia			Elapidae
Reptilia			Viperidae
Reptilia			Gavialidae
Reptilia			Crocodylidae
Reptilia			Alligatoridae
Reptilia			Scincidae
Reptilia			Phrynosomatidae
Mammalia			Tachyglossidae
Mammalia			Ornithorhynchidae
Mammalia			Microbiotheriidae					Lutetian
Mammalia			Dasyuridae
Mammalia			Thylacinidae
Mammalia			Peramelidae
Mammalia			Vombatidae
Mammalia			Phalangeridae
Mammalia			Burramyidae
Mammalia			Macropodidae
Mammalia			Petauridae
Mammalia			Phascolarctidae
Mammalia			Acrobatidae
Mammalia			Tarsipedidae
Mammalia			Didelphidae
Mammalia			Caenolestidae
Mammalia			Dasypodidae
Mammalia			Myrmecophagidae
Mammalia			Cyclopedidae
Mammalia			Megatheriidae
Mammalia			Megalonychidae
Mammalia			Manidae
Mammalia			Macroscelididae
Mammalia			Leporidae
Mammalia			Ochtotonidae
Mammalia			Aplodontidae				Late Miocene
Mammalia			Sciuridae
Mammalia			Castoridae
Mammalia			Myoxidae
Mammalia			Seleviniidae
Mammalia			Bathyergidae
Mammalia			Pedetidae
Mammalia			Anomaluridae
Mammalia			Thryonomyidae
Mammalia			Petromuridae
Mammalia			Hystricidae
Mammalia			Erethizodontidae
Mammalia			Agoutidae
Mammalia			Dinomyidae
Mammalia			Caviidae
Mammalia			Hydrochoeridae
Mammalia			Chinchillidae
Mammalia			Abrocomidae
Mammalia			Octodontidae
Mammalia			Echimyidae
Mammalia			Capromyidae
Mammalia			Ctenodactylidae
Mammalia			Geomyidae
Mammalia			Dipodidae
Mammalia			Muridae
Mammalia			Canidae
Mammalia			Ursidae
Mammalia			Mustelidae
Mammalia			Odobenidae
Mammalia			Phocidae
Mammalia			Otariidae
Mammalia			Procyonidae
Mammalia			Viverridae
Mammalia			Felidae
Mammalia			Herpestidae
Mammalia			Hyaenidae
Mammalia			Erinaceidae
Mammalia			Talpidae
Mammalia			Soricidae
Mammalia			Tenrecidae
Mammalia			Chrysochloridae
Mammalia			Solenodontidae
Mammalia			Tupaiidae
Mammalia			Pteropodidae
Mammalia			Emballonuridae
Mammalia			Rhinolophidae
Mammalia			Megadermatidae
Mammalia			Nycteridae
Mammalia			Phyllostomidae
Mammalia			Mormoopidae
Mammalia			Noctilionidae
Mammalia			Vespertilionidae
Mammalia			Molossidae
Mammalia			Natalidae
Mammalia			Myzopodidae
Mammalia			Lemuridae
Mammalia			Indriidae
Mammalia			Daubentoniidae
Mammalia			Lorisidae
Mammalia			Cheirogaleidae
Mammalia			Tarsiidae					Lutetian
Mammalia			Cebidae					Chattian
Mammalia			Callitrichidae
Mammalia			Cercopithecidae
Mammalia			Hominidae
Mammalia			Antilocapridae
Mammalia			Bovidae
Mammalia			Camelidae
Mammalia			Cervidae
Mammalia			Giraffidae
Mammalia			Hippopotamidae
Mammalia			Moschidae	Tortonian
Mammalia			Suidae
Mammalia			Tayassuidae
Mammalia			Tragulidae
Mammalia			Ziphiidae
Mammalia			Physeteridae
Mammalia			Iniidae
Mammalia			Lipotidae
Mammalia			Platanistidae
Mammalia			Pontoporiidae
Mammalia			Delphinidae
Mammalia			Phocoenidae
Mammalia			Monodontidae
Mammalia			Balaeonopteridae
Mammalia			Balaenidae
Mammalia			Eschrichtiidae
Mammalia			Elephantidae
Mammalia			Equidae
Mammalia			Tapiridae
Mammalia			Rhinocerotidae
Mammalia			Orycteropidae
Mammalia			Procaviidae
Mammalia			Dugongidae
Mammalia			Trichechidae
Aves			Struthionidae
Aves			Casuardiidae
Aves			Dromaiidae
Aves			Emeidae
Aves			Apterygidae
Aves			Rheidae
Aves			Tinamidae
Aves			Spheniscidae
Aves			Gaviidae
Aves			Podicipedidae
Aves	Diomedeidae
Aves	Procellariidae
Aves	Oceanitidae
Aves	Pelecanoididae
Aves	Phaethontidae					Tortonian
Aves	Pelecanidae
Aves	Sulidae
Aves	Phalacrocoracidae
Aves	Anhingidae
Aves	Fregatidaex
Aves	Ardeidae
Aves	Scopidae
Aves	Ciconiidae
Aves	Balaenicipitidae					Late Miocene
Aves	Plataleidae
Aves	Vulturidae
Aves	Sagittariidae					Mid Miocene
Aves	Accipitridae
Aves	Pandionidae
Aves	Falconidae
Aves	Anhimidae
Aves	Anatidae
Aves	Cracidae
Aves	Megapodiidae
Aves	Phasianidae
Aves	Numididae
Aves	Turnicidae
Aves	Gruidae
Aves	Aramidae
Aves	Psophiidae
Aves	Rallidae
Aves	Eurypygidae					Ypresian
Aves	Rhynochetidae
Aves	Cariamidae
Aves	Otididae
Aves	Jacanidae
Aves	Rostratulidae
Aves	Haematopodidae
Aves	Charadriidae
Aves	Scolopacidae
Aves	Recurvirostridae
Aves	Burhinidae
Aves	Glareolidae
Aves	Thinocoridae
Aves	Stercorariidae
Aves	Laridae
Aves	Alcidae
Aves	Pteroclidae
Aves	Columbidae
Aves	Psittacidae
Aves	Musophagidae					Mid Miocene
Aves	Cuculidae
Aves	Opisthocomidae					Burdigalian
Aves	Tytonidae
Aves	Strigidae
Aves	Steatornithidae					Ypresian
Aves	Aegothelidae
Aves	Podargidae					Priabonian
Aves	Caprimulgidae
Aves	Nyctibiidae
Aves	Apodidae
Aves	Hemiprocnidae					Ypresian
Aves	Trochilidae
Aves	Coliidae
Aves	Trogonidae
Aves	Halcyonidae
Aves	Todidae					Rupelian
Aves	Momotidae
Aves	Meropidae
Aves	Coraciidae
Aves	Atelornithidae
Aves	Upupidae
Aves	Phoeniculidae					Lutetian
Aves	Bucerotidae
Aves	Bucconidae
Aves	Capitonidae					Langhian
Aves	Indicatoridae
Aves	Ramphastidae
Aves	Picidae
Aves	Eurylaimidae							Early Miocene
Aves	Furnariidae
Aves	Thamnophilidae
Aves	Scytalopodidae
Aves	Tyrannidae
Aves	Alaudidae
Aves	Hirundinidae
Aves	Dicruridae
Aves	Menuridae					Langhian
Aves	Acanthisittidae
Aves	Atrichornithidae
Aves	Motacillidae
Aves	Pycnonotidae
Aves	Laniidae
Aves	Bombycillidae
Aves	Dulidae
Aves	Cinclidae
Aves	Troglodytidae
Aves	Prunellidae
Aves	Musicapidae
Aves	Timaliidae
Aves	Sylviidae
Aves	Paridae
Aves	Sittidae
Aves	Nectariniidae
Aves	Meliphagidae
Aves	Emberizidae
Aves	Tanagridae
Aves	Coerebidae
Aves	Vireonidae
Aves	Icteridae
Aves	Passeridae
Aves	Sturnidae
Aves	Oriolidae
Aves	Callaeatidae
Aves	Ptilonorhynchidae
Aves	Corvidae
Aves	Phrynosomatidae

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