Anser thraceiensis Burchak-Abramovich and Nikolov 1984 (goose)

Aves - Anseriformes - Anatidae

Full reference: N. I. Burchak-Abramovich and I. Nikolov. 1984. Iskopaemye pititsy Phalacrocorax serdicensis sp. n. i Anser thraciensis sp. n. iz Bolgarii. Paleontologiia, stratigrafia, i litologiia 19:23-34

Belongs to Anser according to N. I. Burchak-Abramovich and I. Nikolov 1984

Sister taxa: Anser albifrons, Anser anser, Anser arenosus, Anser arizonae, Anser atavus, Anser azerbaidzhanicus, Anser brachyrhynchus, Anser brumeli, Anser caerulescens, Anser canagicus, Anser condoni, Anser cygniformis, Anser cygnoid, Anser devjatkini, Anser djuktaiensis, Anser erythropus, Anser fabalis, Anser indicus, Anser liskunae, Anser oeningensis, Anser pressus, Anser rossii, Anser scaldii, Chen (Chen)

Type specimen: Its type locality is Trojanovo, which is in a Miocene/Pliocene terrestrial horizon in Bulgaria

Ecology: volant folivore-granivore

Distribution: found only at Trojanovo

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