†Shiriyanetta hasegawai Watanabe and Matsuoka 2015 (seaduck)
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Aves - Anseriformes - Anatidae
Full reference: J. Watanabe and H. Matsuoka. 2015. Flightless diving duck (Aves, Anatidae) from the Pleistocene of Shiriya, northeast Japan. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 35(6):e994745
Belongs to Shiriyanetta according to J. Watanabe et al. 2020
See also Watanabe and Matsuoka 2015
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: KUGM FA 2013.037, a limb element (right humerus). Its type locality is Shiriya, Locality 3-1, which is in a Pleistocene fissure fill horizon in Japan.
Ecology: volant herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Japan (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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