A Shelduck (Anatidae: Tadorna) from the Pliocene of South Australia

作者: T. H. Worthy , N. S. Pledge

DOI: 10.1080/03721426.2007.10887072

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摘要: SummaryA complete fossil humerus referable to a shelduck (Anatidae: Tadorna sp.) is reported from an uncertain locality in the ‘Bookmark cliffs’ on River Murray, few kilometres upstream Berri and Lyrup southwest of Renmark, Riverland region South Australia. The was embedded piece pale grey, clean coarse sandstone having siliceous cement. This interpreted as being Parilla Sand, late Pliocene age, which outcrops along Murray Renmark Loxton.

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