Aves - Anseriformes - Anatidae
Parent taxon: Anatidae according to N. V. Zelenkov 2017
See also Brodkorb 1964, De Vis 1905, del Hoyo et al. 2014 and Lambrecht 1933
Sister taxa: Aldabranas, Allgoviachen, Aminornis, Anatinae, Ankonetta, Anserinae, Archaeocycnus, Biziura, Cairina, Callonetta, Cayaoa, Centrornis, Cereopsinae, Chelychelynechen, Chendytes, Chenoanas, Chenopis, Chloephaga, Cnemiornis, Dendrocheninae, Dendrocygninae, Eoneornis, Eonessinae, Erismaturinae, Euryanas, Eutelornis, Fuligulinae, Geochen, Histrionicus, Hymenolaimus, Lavanttalornis, Lophonetta, Loxornis, Malacorhynchus, Mareca, Marmaronetta, Merganettinae, Mergellus, Netta, Nogusunna, Nomonyx, Nyrocinae, Olar, Oressochen, Oxyura, Oxyurinae, Paracygnopterus, Plectropterinae, Plectropterus, Pleistoanser, Protomelanitta, Ptaiochen, Romainvillinae, Sharganetta, Sibirionetta, Sinanas, Spatula, Stictonettinae, Tadorninae, Teleornis, Thalassorninae, Thalassornis, Thambetochen, Uyrekura
Subtaxa: Nettapus anatoides Nettapus auritus Nettapus coromandelianus Nettapus pulchellus
Ecology: volant herbivore
Distribution: found only at Bluff Downs (Pliocene of Australia)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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