Tirarinetta

Tirarinetta
Temporal range:
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
Genus: †
Species:
†T. kanunka
Binomial name
†Tirarinetta kanunka
Worthy, 2008

Tirarinetta is an extinct genus of anatid that lived during the Pliocene in Australia.

Distribution

Fossils of T. kanunka are known from the Tirari Formation of the Lake Eyre Basin.[1]

References

  1. ^ Worthy, Trevor H. (6 May 2008). "Pliocene waterfowl (Aves:Anseriformes) from South Australia and a new genus and species". Emu - Austral Ornithology. 108 (2): 153–165. doi:10.1071/MU07063. ISSN 0158-4197. Retrieved 25 February 2025 – via Taylor and Francis Online.


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