†Ocyplonessa Brodkorb 1961 (merganser)
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Aves - Anseriformes - Anatidae
Full reference: P. Brodkorb. 1961. Birds from the Pliocene of Juntera, Oregon. Quarterly Journal of the Florida Academy of Sciences 24(3):169-184
Parent taxon: Merginae according to P. Brodkorb 1964
See also Brodkorb 1961
Sister taxa: Bucephala, Clangula, Lophodytes, Melanitta, Mergus, Shiriyanetta, Somateria
Subtaxa: Ocyplonessa shotwelli
Ecology: volant herbivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (2: Oregon collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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