| Melanitta kirbori Temporal range: Early Pleistocene Preκ κ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Anseriformes |
| Family: | Anatidae |
| Genus: | Melanitta |
| Species: | †M. kirbori |
| Binomial name | |
| †Melanitta kirbori Zelenkov, 2024 | |
Melanitta kirbori is an extinct species of Melanitta that lived in the Crimean Peninsula during the Early Pleistocene.
References
- Zelenkov, N. V. (14 October 2024). "The Oldest Finds of the Genera Melanitta, Marmaronetta, and Other Ducks (Aves: Anatidae) from the Lower Pleistocene of the Crimea". Paleontological Journal. 58 (5): 593β603. doi:10.1134/S0031030124600653. ISSN 0031-0301. Retrieved 16 December 2024 – via Springer Nature Link.