Aythya shihuibas Hou 1985 (pochard)

Aves - Anseriformes - Anatidae

Full reference: L. Hou. 1985. Upper Miocene Birds from Lufeng, Yunnan. Acta Anthropologica Sinica 4(2):118-126

Belongs to Aythya according to L. Hou 1985

Sister taxa: Aythya affinis, Aythya americana, Aythya aretina, Aythya arvernensis, Aythya australis, Aythya collaris, Aythya ferina, Aythya fuligula, Aythya marila, Aythya novaeseelandiae, Aythya nyroca, Aythya sepulta, Aythya spatiosa, Aythya valisineria

Type specimen: IVPP V7137, a set of limb elements (distal right humerus). Its type locality is Lufeng, which is in a Tortonian fluvial-lacustrine lignite/mudstone in China.

Ecology: volant herbivore

Distribution: found only at Lufeng

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