†Annakacygna Matsuoka and Hasegawa 2022 (swan)
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Aves - Anseriformes - Anatidae
Full reference: H. Matsuoka and Y. Hasegawa. 2022. Annakacygna, a new genus for two remarkable flightless swans (Aves, Anatidae, Cygnini) from the Miocene of Gunma, central Japan: With a note on the birds’food niche shift and specialization of wings for parental care actions. Bulletin of the Gunma Museum of Natural History 26:1-30
Parent taxon: Cygnini according to H. Matsuoka and Y. Hasegawa 2022
Sister taxa: Afrocygnus, Cygnanser, Cygnus, Megalodytes
Subtaxa: Annakacygna hajimei
Type: Annakacygna hajimei
Ecology: volant folivore-granivore
Distribution: found only at Usui River (Miocene of Japan)
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