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Oxyura
Taxonomy
Oxyura was named by Bonaparte (1828). It is extant. It was considered unknown by Emslie (1992).
It was assigned to Anatinae by Howard (1966); to Mergini by Emslie (1992); to Oxyurinae by Wetmore (1956), Brodkorb (1964), Howard (1972), Zelenkov (2012), del Hoyo et al. (2014); and to Anatidae by Wetmore (1962), Alvarez (1977), Clements et al. (2017).
It was assigned to Anatinae by Howard (1966); to Mergini by Emslie (1992); to Oxyurinae by Wetmore (1956), Brodkorb (1964), Howard (1972), Zelenkov (2012), del Hoyo et al. (2014); and to Anatidae by Wetmore (1962), Alvarez (1977), Clements et al. (2017).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1828 | Oxyura Bonaparte p. 1 |
| 1956 | Oxyura Wetmore p. 33 |
| 1962 | Oxyura Wetmore |
| 1964 | Oxyura Brodkorb p. 332 |
| 1966 | Oxyura Howard p. 10 |
| 1972 | Oxyura Howard p. 11 |
| 1977 | Oxyura Alvarez p. 215 |
| 1992 | Oxyura Emslie |
| 2012 | Oxyura Zelenkov p. 526 figs. Table 1 |
| 2014 | Oxyura del Hoyo et al. |
| 2017 | Oxyura Clements et al. |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. Oxyura Bonaparte 1828
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Oxyura australis Gould 1836 [Blue-billed duck]
†Oxyura bessomi Howard 1963
Oxyura ferruginea Eyton 1838 [Andean duck]
†Oxyura hulberti Emslie 1992
Oxyura leucocephala Scopoli 1769 [White-headed duck]
Oxyura maccoa Eyton 1838 [Maccoa duck]
Oxyura vittata Philippi 1860 [Lake duck]
†Oxyura zapatanima Alvarez 1977
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Hemphillian to the top of the Holocene or 9.40000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 4.7 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 4.7 Ma
Collections (17 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Hemphillian | Mexico (Chihuahua) | O. sp. (18755) | |
| Blancan | USA (Florida) | O. hulberti (19753) | |
| Pleistocene | Mexico (Jalisco) | O. zapatanima (169983) | |
| Calabrian | Italy | O. leucocephala (197790) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | USA (California) | O. bessomi (192288) | |
| Rancholabrean | Mexico (Sonora) | O. jamaicensis (20495) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (California) | Erismatura jamaicensis (44954 192611) O. jamaicensis (20273 176267 236636) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial) | USA (Florida) | O. jamaicensis (154722) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Virginia) | O. jamaicensis (82258) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Oregon) | Erismatura jamaicensis (93251) | |
| Holocene | USA (California) | O. jamaicensis (194907 194908) | |
| Holocene | New Zealand (North Island) | O. sp. (215544) |