Aves - Anseriformes - Anatidae
Full reference: N. V. Zelenkov. 2012. A New Duck from the Middle Miocene of Mongolia, with Comments on Miocene Evolution of Ducks. Paleontological Journal 46(5):520-530
Parent taxon: Anatidae according to N. V. Zelenkov et al. 2018
See also Zelenkov 2012
Sister taxa: Aldabranas, Allgoviachen, Aminornis, Anatinae, Ankonetta, Anserinae, Archaeocycnus, Biziura, Cairina, Callonetta, Cayaoa, Centrornis, Cereopsinae, Chelychelynechen, Chendytes, Chenopis, Chloephaga, Cnemiornis, Dendrocheninae, Dendrocygninae, Eoneornis, Eonessinae, Erismaturinae, Euryanas, Eutelornis, Fuligulinae, Geochen, Histrionicus, Hymenolaimus, Lavanttalornis, Lophonetta, Loxornis, Malacorhynchus, Mareca, Marmaronetta, Merganettinae, Mergellus, Netta, Nettapus, Nogusunna, Nomonyx, Nyrocinae, Olar, Oressochen, Oxyura, Oxyurinae, Paracygnopterus, Plectropterinae, Plectropterus, Pleistoanser, Protomelanitta, Ptaiochen, Romainvillinae, Sharganetta, Sibirionetta, Sinanas, Spatula, Stictonettinae, Tadorninae, Teleornis, Thalassorninae, Thalassornis, Thambetochen
Subtaxa: Chenoanas asiatica Chenoanas deserta Chenoanas sansaniensis
Ecology: volant herbivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Austria (1 collection), China (1), France (1), Mongolia (1), the Russian Federation (1)
Total: 5 collections including 6 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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