Conflicto antarcticus Tambussi et al. 2019 (waterfowl)

Aves - Anseriformes

Full reference: C. P. Tambussi, F. J. Degrange, R. S. Mendoza, E. Sferco, and S. Santillana. 2019. A stem anseriform from the early Palaeocene of Antarctica provides new key evidence in the early evolution of waterfowl. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 186(3):673-700

Belongs to Conflicto according to C. P. Tambussi et al. 2019

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MLP 07-III-1-1,, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Unit 10, Lopez de Bertodano FM., Seymour Island, which is in a Danian offshore sandstone/siltstone in the Lopez de Bertodano Formation of Antarctica.

Ecology: volant herbivore

Distribution: found only at Unit 10, Lopez de Bertodano FM., Seymour Island

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