Khwenena

Khwenena
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittacidae
Genus: †
Species:
†K. leopoldinae
Binomial name
†Khwenena leopoldinae
Manegold, 2013

Khwenena is an extinct genus of psittacid that lived during the Zanclean stage of the Pliocene epoch.

Distribution

Khwenena leopoldinae is known from the Varswater Formation of South Africa.[1]

References

  1. ^ Manegold, Albrecht (January 2013). Rasmussen, Pamela (ed.). "Two new parrot species ( P sittaciformes) from the early P liocene of L angebaanweg, S outh A frica, and their palaeoecological implications". Ibis. 155 (1): 127–139. doi:10.1111/ibi.12009. ISSN 0019-1019. Retrieved 2 March 2025 – via Wiley Online Library.


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