†Oxyura zapatanima Alvarez 1977 (waterfowl)
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Aves - Anseriformes - Anatidae
Full reference: R. Alvarez. 1977. A Pleistocene avifauna from Jalisco, Mexico. Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, The University of Michigan 24(19):205-220
Belongs to Oxyura according to R. Alvarez 1977
Sister taxa: Oxyura australis, Oxyura bessomi, Oxyura ferruginea, Oxyura hulberti, Oxyura jamaicensis, Oxyura leucocephala, Oxyura maccoa, Oxyura vittata
Type specimen: UMMP 61232, a set of limb elements (distal left humerus). Its type locality is Jocotepec, which is in a Pleistocene lacustrine - large conglomerate in Mexico.
Ecology: volant herbivore
Distribution: found only at Jocotepec
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