†Oxyura bessomi Howard 1963 (waterfowl)
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Aves - Anseriformes - Anatidae
Full reference: H. Howard. 1963. Fossil birds from the Anza-Borrego Desert. Contributions in Science 73:1-33
Belongs to Oxyura according to H. Howard 1963
See also Brodkorb 1964 and Howard 1972
Sister taxa: Oxyura australis, Oxyura ferruginea, Oxyura hulberti, Oxyura jamaicensis, Oxyura leucocephala, Oxyura maccoa, Oxyura vittata, Oxyura zapatanima
Type specimen: LACM 2785, a limb element. Its type locality is Vallecito Creek, which is in a Pleistocene terrestrial horizon in the Palm Springs Formation of California.
Ecology: volant herbivore
Distribution: found only at Vallecito Creek
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