†Chenoanas deserta Zelenkov 2012 (waterfowl)
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.
Aves - Anseriformes - Anatidae
Full reference: N. V. Zelenkov. 2012. A New Duck from the Middle Miocene of Mongolia, with Comments on Miocene Evolution of Ducks. Paleontological Journal 46(5):520-530
Belongs to Chenoanas according to N. V. Zelenkov 2012
See also Zelenkov et al. 2018
Sister taxa: Chenoanas asiatica, Chenoanas sansaniensis
Type specimen: PIN, no. 4869/196, a limb element (proximal frag). Its type locality is Sharga 2, which is in a Serravallian terrestrial horizon in the Oshin Formation of Mongolia.
Ecology: volant herbivore
Distribution: found only at Sharga 2
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.