Brantadorna downsi Howard 1963 (waterfowl)

Aves - Anseriformes - Anatidae

Full reference: H. Howard. 1963. Fossil birds from the Anza-Borrego Desert. Contributions in Science 73:1-33

Belongs to Brantadorna according to H. Howard 1963

See also Brodkorb 1964

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: LACM 3911, a limb element (proximal right humerus). Its type locality is Mesquite Oasis, which is in a Pleistocene terrestrial horizon in the Palm Springs Formation of California.

Ecology: volant herbivore

Distribution: found only at Mesquite Oasis

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