Aves - Anseriformes - Anatidae
Full reference: B. C. Livezey and L. D. Martin. 1988. The Systematic Position of the Miocene Anatid Anas[?] blanchardi Milne-Edwards. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 8(2):196-211
Parent taxon: Oxyurinae according to T. H. Worthy and M. S. Y. Lee 2008
See also Livezey and Martin 1988, Mourer-Chauviré 2008, Mourer-Chauviré et al. 2004, Zelenkov 2012, Zelenkov 2017 and Zelenkov 2024
Sister taxa: Dendrochen, Dunstanetta, Manuherikia
Subtaxa: Mionetta blanchardi Mionetta consobrina Mionetta natator Mionetta turgaiensis
Ecology: volant herbivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Czechia (1 collection)
• Oligocene of France (1), Kazakhstan (1)
Total: 3 collections including 4 occurrences
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