Aves - Anseriformes - Anatidae
Full reference: A. Wetmore. 1930. Fossil bird remains from the Temblor Formation near Bakersfield, California. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 19(8):85-93
Parent taxon: Anatinae according to H. Howard 1972
See also Brodkorb 1964, Howard 1968, Lambrecht 1933, Wetmore 1930, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956
Sister taxa: Aix, Anatini, Awengkere, Aythyini, Bambolinetta, Cairinini, Chaulelasmus, Chenonetta, Helonetta, Hymenolaimini, Mergini, Nettion, Querquedula, Sarkidiornis, Tadorini, Tadornini, Wasonaka
Subtaxa: Presbychen abavus
Ecology: volant herbivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (4: California collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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