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Anabernicula

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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.
Genera of waterfowl and their extinct allies
Avemetatarsalia
Theropoda
Maniraptora
Anserimorphae
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Anserimorphae
Anserimorphae
Presbyornithidae
Anachronornithidae
Anseriformes
sensu stricto
Anhimae
Anhimidae
Anseres
Anseranatoidea
Anseranatidae
Anatoidea
Paranyrocidae
Anatidae
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Presbyornis pervetus
Anatidae
Anatidae
Romainvillinae
Dendrocygninae
Dendrocheninae
Stictonettinae
Anserinae
Tadorninae
Anatinae
Oxyurini
Mergini
Anatini
Aythyini
Chelychelynechen quassus
Taxon identifiers
Anabernicula


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