Biology:Anser djuktaiensis
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Short description: Extinct species of bird
| Anser djuktaiensis Temporal range: late Pleistocene-Holocene
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Anseriformes |
| Family: | Anatidae |
| Genus: | Anser |
| Species: | †A. djuktaiensis
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| †Anser djuktaiensis Zelenkov & Kurochkin, 2014[1]
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Anser djuktaiensis or Dyuktai goose[2] is an extinct goose, similar to but larger than the extant greylag goose, the remains of which have been found in the Dyuktai Cave near the Dyuktai River in Yakutia, Russia . The cave is dated from Upper Pleistocene to possibly Holocene in age.
References
- ↑ Zelenkov, N. V.; Kurochkin, E. N. (2014). "Two new waterfowl species (Aves: Anseriformes) from the Upper Pleistocene of Yakutia: The first extinct species of Quaternary birds from Russia". Paleontological Journal 48 (6): 645–654. doi:10.1134/S0031030114060161.
- ↑ Zelenkov, N. V.; Boeskorov, G. G. (2021). "Dyuktai Goose (Anser djuktaiensis) and Hooded Crane (Grus monacha) from the Pleistocene of Central Yakutia". Doklady Biological Sciences 499 (1): 99–102. doi:10.1134/S0012496621040074.
Wikidata ☰ Q20817550 entry
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