†Mionetta turgaiensis Zelenkov 2024 (stiff-tailed duck)
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Aves - Anseriformes - Anatidae
Full reference: N. Zelenkov. 2024. A remarkable diversity of waterfowl (Aves: Anseriformes) from the upper Eocene and lower Oligocene of Kazakhstan. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology
Belongs to Mionetta according to N. Zelenkov 2024
Sister taxa: Mionetta blanchardi, Mionetta consobrina, Mionetta natator
Type specimen: Its type locality is Chelkar-Tengiz, which is in a Rupelian lacustrine - large horizon in the Chelkarnura Formation of Kazakhstan
Ecology: volant herbivore
Distribution: found only at Chelkar-Tengiz
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