Eutelornis patagonicus Ameghino 1894 (waterfowl)

Aves - Anseriformes - Anatidae

Alternative combination: Eutelornis patagonica

Full reference: F. Ameghino. 1894. Sur les oiseaux fossiles de Patagonie; et la faune mammalogique des couches à Pyrotherium. Boletin del Instituto Geographico Argentino 15:501-660

Belongs to Eutelornis according to C. P. Tambussi et al. 2023

See also Ameghino 1894, Brodkorb 1964 and Lambrecht 1933

Sister taxa: none

Ecology: volant herbivore

Distribution: found only at Santa Cruz Formation (Miocene of Argentina)

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