Aldabranas cabri Harrison and Walker 1978 (waterfowl)

Aves - Anseriformes - Anatidae

Full reference: J. O. Harrison and C. A. Walker. 1978. Pleistocene bird remains from Aldabra Atoll, Indian Ocean. Journal of Natural History 12:7-14

Belongs to Aldabranas according to J. O. Harrison and C. A. Walker 1978

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: BMNH A4416, a set of limb elements (femur). Its type locality is Bassin Cabri, Aldabra, which is in a Pleistocene terrestrial grainstone in the Seychelles.

Ecology: volant herbivore

Distribution: found only at Bassin Cabri, Aldabra

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