†Querquedula floridiana Shufeldt 1917 (duck)
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Aves - Anseriformes - Anatidae
Alternative combination: Querquedula floridana
Full reference: R. W. Shufeldt. 1917. Fossil birds found at Vero, Florida. Florida State Geological Survey Annual Report 9:35-42
Belongs to Querquedula according to A. Wetmore 1931
See also Hay 1930, Lambrecht 1933, Shufeldt 1917 and Wetmore 1940
Sister taxa: Querquedula integra, Querquedula pullulans, Archeoquerquedula lambrechti
Type specimen: Its type locality is Vero, which is in a Pleistocene channel sandstone/sandstone in Florida
Ecology: volant herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (3: Florida collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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