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Wasonaka

Osteichthyes - Anseriformes - Anatidae

Taxonomy

Wasonaka was named by Howard (1966). Its type is Wasonaka yepomerae.

It was assigned to Anatinae by Howard (1966), Brodkorb (1967).

Species

W. yepomerae (type species)

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1966	Wasonaka Howard p. 5
1967	Wasonaka Brodkorb p. 110

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Deuterostomia
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1874
subphylum	Vertebrata
superclass	Gnathostomata
class	Osteichthyes
subclass	Sarcopterygii	()
subclass	Dipnotetrapodomorpha	(Nelson 2006)
subclass	Tetrapodomorpha	()
—	Tetrapoda
—	Reptiliomorpha
—	Anthracosauria
subclass	Amphibiosauria	Kuhn 1967
—	Cotylosauria	()
—	Amniota
—	Sauropsida
class	Reptilia
subclass	Eureptilia	()
—	Romeriida
—	Diapsida	()
—	Archosauromorpha	(Huene 1946)
—	Crocopoda
—	Archosauriformes	Gauthier 1986

Rank	Name	Author
—	Eucrocopoda
—	Archosauria	()
informal	Avemetatarsalia
—	Ornithodira
—	Dinosauromorpha
—	Dinosauriformes
—	Dinosauria	()
—	Saurischia	()
—	Theropoda	()
—	Neotheropoda
—	Averostra	Paul 2002
—	Tetanurae
—	Coelurosauria	()
—	Maniraptora
—	Paraves
class	Aves
subclass	Neornithes	Gadow 1893
—	Neognathae	(Pycraft 1900)
—	Pangalloanserae	Gauthier and de Queiroz 2001
—	Galloanserae	Sibley and Ahlquist 1990
superorder	Galloanserimorphae
order	Anseriformes	Wagler 1831
family	Anatidae	Vigors 1825
subfamily	Anatinae	Vigors 1825
genus	Wasonaka

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. †Wasonaka Howard 1966

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†Wasonaka yepomerae Howard 1966

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

hydroxyapatiteo

Entire body:

yeso

Adult length:

10 to < 100o

Adult width:

1.0 to < 10o

Adult height:

1.0 to < 10o

Architecture:

compact or denseo

Ontogeny:

accretion, modification of partso

Grouping:

solitaryo

Environment:

freshwatersubf

Locomotion:

actively mobileo

Life habit:

volantsubf

Diet:

herbivoresubf

Reproduction:

oviparouso

Dispersal:

direct/internalo

Dispersal 2:

mobileo

Created:

2009-01-03 19:26:23

Modified:

2009-01-03 21:26:23

Source: subf = subfamily, o = order

References: Kiessling 2004, Marsh 1875, Sedinger 1997

Age range: Late/Upper Hemphillian or 9.40000 to 4.70000 Ma

Collections: one only

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Hemphillian	9.4 - 4.7	Mexico (Chihuahua)	W. yepomerae (18755)