Anabernicula

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. [1] Four species have been described: A. minuscula, A. gracilenta, A. oregonensis, and A. robusta.

References[edit]

  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.