Aves - Anseriformes - Anatidae
Full reference: S. D. Emslie. 1985. A new species of teal from the Pleistocene (Rancholabrean) of Wyoming. Auk 102(1):201-205
Belongs to Anas according to S. D. Emslie 1985
Sister taxa: Anas (Nettium), Anas acuta, Anas amotape, Anas apscheronica, Anas bahamensis, Anas basaltica, Anas bernieri, Anas blanchardi, Anas castanea, Anas chathamica, Anas cheuen, Anas chlorotis, Anas crassa, Anas crecca, Anas erythrorhyncha, Anas flavirostris, Anas fulvigula, Anas georgica, Anas gracilis, Anas isarensis, Anas itchtucknee, Anas kurochkini, Anas laysanensis, Anas luederitzensis, Anas macroptera, Anas marecula, Anas melleri, Anas meyeri, Anas pachyscelus, Anas platyrhynchos, Anas risgoviensis, Anas robusta, Anas rubripes, Anas sanctaehelenae, Anas skalicensis, Anas soporata, Anas superciliosa, Anas talarae, Anas theodori, Anas wyvilliana
Type specimen: University of Colorado Museum No. 49533, a limb element (left carpometacarpus with distal end slightly damaged). Its type locality is Little Box Elder Cave, which is in a Pleistocene cave horizon in Wyoming.
Ecology: volant herbivore
Distribution: found only at Little Box Elder Cave
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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