Tirarinetta
| Tirarinetta Temporal range:
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Anseriformes |
| Family: | Anatidae |
| Genus: | †Tirarinetta |
| Species: | †T. kanunka
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| Binomial name | |
| †Tirarinetta kanunka Worthy, 2008
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Tirarinetta is an extinct genus of anatid that lived during the Pliocene in Australia.
Distribution
[edit]Fossils of T. kanunka are known from the Tirari Formation of the Lake Eyre Basin.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ 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. Bibcode:2008EmuAO.108..153W. doi:10.1071/MU07063. ISSN 0158-4197. Retrieved 25 February 2025 – via Taylor and Francis Online.