†Archaeocycnus lacustris De Vis 1905 (waterfowl)
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Aves - Anseriformes - Anatidae
Alternative combination: Cygnus lacustris
Full reference: C. W. De Vis. 1905. A contribution to the knowledge of the extinct avifauna of Australia. Annals of the Queensland Museum 6:3-25
Belongs to Archaeocycnus according to C. W. De Vis 1905
See also Brodkorb 1964 and Lambrecht 1933
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Its type locality is Lower Cooper River, which is in a Pleistocene terrestrial horizon in Australia
Ecology: volant herbivore
Distribution: found only at Lower Cooper River
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