†Miotadorna Worthy et al. 2007 (waterfowl)
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Aves - Anseriformes - Anatidae
Full reference: T. H. Worthy, A. J. D. Tennyson, C. Jones, J. A. McNamara, and B. J. Douglas. 2007. Miocene waterfowl and other birds from central Otago, New Zealand. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 5(1):1-39
Parent taxon: Tadorninae according to T. H. Worthy and M. S. Y. Lee 2008
See also Worthy et al. 2007 and Zelenkov 2012
Sister taxa: Brantadorna, Nannonetta, Tadorna
Subtaxa: Miotadorna sanctibathansi
Ecology: volant herbivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of New Zealand (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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