Biology:Anabernicula
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Short description: Extinct genus of birds
Anabernicula Temporal range: Pliocene - Pleistocene
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Anseriformes |
Family: | Anatidae |
Subfamily: | Anatinae |
Genus: | †Anabernicula Ross, 1935 |
Anabernicula is an extinct genus of waterfowl related to shelducks that existed from the Pliocene to the Pleistocene. [1] Four species have been described: A. minuscula, A. gracilenta, A. oregonensis, and A. robusta.
References
- ↑ Howard, Hildegard. (1964). "A new species of the "pygmy goose," Anabernicula, from the Oregon Pleistocene, with a discussion of the genus". American Museum Novitates (2200): 1–14. http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/bitstream/handle/2246/3311//v2/dspace/ingest/pdfSource/nov/N2200.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y.
Wikidata ☰ Q21643493 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anabernicula.
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