†Geochen rhuax Wetmore 1943 (waterfowl)
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Aves - Anseriformes - Anatidae
Full reference: A. Wetmore. 1943. An extinct goose from the Island of Hawaii. Condor 45:146-148
Belongs to Geochen according to S. L. Olson and H. F. James 1991
See also Brodkorb 1964 and Wetmore 1943
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: USNM 16740, a limb element (right tibiotarsus). Its type locality is Pahala, which is in a Holocene terrestrial ash in the Pahala Formation of Hawaii.
Ecology: volant herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (2: Hawaii collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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