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Extinct genus of birds

Anabernicula
Temporal range: Pliocene - Pleistocene
Scientific classification Edit this 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. Four species have been described: A. minuscula, A. gracilenta, A. oregonensis, and A. robusta.

References

  1. ^ Howard, "Hildegard." (1964). "A new species of the "pygmy goose," Anabernicula, from the "Oregon Pleistocene," with a discussion of the genus" (PDF). American Museum Novitates (2200): 1–14.


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