†family Paranyrocidae Miller and Compton 1939 (waterfowl)

Aves - Anseriformes - Paranyrocidae

Alternative spelling: Paranyrocinae

Full reference: A. H. Miller and L. V. Compton. 1939. Two fossil birds from the Lower Miocene of South Dakota. The Condor 41(4):153-156

Parent taxon: Anseres according to A. Wetmore 1960

See also Brodkorb 1964, Miller and Compton 1939, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956

Sister taxa: Anatoidea, Anseranatoidea, Presbyornithoidea, Ptenornis

Subtaxa: Paranyroca

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Ecology: volant herbivore

Distribution: found only at Flint Hill North (Miocene of South Dakota)

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