作者: Trevor H. Worthy
DOI: 10.1071/MU07063
关键词: Cygnus atratus 、 Oxyura australis 、 Australian shelduck 、 Ecology 、 Zoology 、 Anas 、 Biziura lobata 、 Biology 、 Cereopsis novaehollandiae 、 Magpie goose 、 Anseriformes
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.