Pliocene waterfowl (Aves:Anseriformes) from South Australia and a new genus and species

作者: Trevor H. Worthy

DOI: 10.1071/MU07063

关键词: Cygnus atratusOxyura australisAustralian shelduckEcologyZoologyAnasBiziura lobataBiologyCereopsis novaehollandiaeMagpie gooseAnseriformes

摘要: The occurrences of fossil bones waterfowl (Aves : Anseriformes) in Pliocene faunas from the Lake Eyre Basin are described. Nine modern taxa present either Kanunka or Toolapinna Faunas Tirari Formation as follows: Anseranas semipalmata (Magpie Goose), Cereopsis novaehollandiae (Cape Barren Cygnus atratus (Black Swan), Tadorna tadornoides (Australian Shelduck), Biziura lobata (Musk Duck), Oxyura australis (Blue-billed Anas cf. A. castanea (Chestnut Teal), gracilis (Grey Teal) and Aythya (Hardhead). A new genus species oxyurine, Tirarinetta kanunka, gen. et sp. nov. is described Fauna on basis a humerus.

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