Anabernicula oregonensis Howard 1964 (dabbling duck)

Aves - Anseriformes - Anatidae

Full reference: H. Howard. 1964. A New Species of the "Pigmy Goose," Anabernicula, from the Oregon Pleistocene, with a Discussion of the Genus. American Museum Novitates 2200:1-14

Belongs to Anabernicula according to Howard 1964

See also Brodkorb 1967 and Steadman and Mead 2010

Sister taxa: Anabernicula gracilenta, Anabernicula robusta

Type specimen: AMNH 3548, a limb element (left humerus). Its type locality is Fossil Lake, which is in a Pleistocene lacustrine - large sandstone/claystone in Oregon.

Ecology: volant herbivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Mexico (1 collection), United States (2: New Mexico, Oregon)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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