Anser djuktaiensis
Anser djuktaiensis Temporal range: late Pleistocene-Holocene
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Anseriformes |
Family: | Anatidae |
Genus: | Anser |
Species: | A. djuktaiensis
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Binomial name | |
Anser djuktaiensis Zelenkov & Kurochkin, 2014[1]
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Anser djuktaiensis or Dyuktai goose[2] is an extinct goose, similar to but larger than the extant greylag goose, the remains of which have been found in the Dyuktai Cave near the in Yakutia, Russia. The cave is dated from Upper Pleistocene to possibly Holocene in age.
References[]
- ^ Zelenkov, N. V.; Kurochkin, E. N. (2014). "Two new waterfowl species (Aves: Anseriformes) from the Upper Pleistocene of Yakutia: The first extinct species of Quaternary birds from Russia". Paleontological Journal. 48 (6): 645–654. doi:10.1134/S0031030114060161.
- ^ "The Recently Extinct Plants and Animals Database Extinct Birds: Anser djuktaiensis". Cubits.org. Archived from the original on 6 July 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
Categories:
- Anser (bird)
- Pleistocene extinctions
- Prehistoric birds of Asia
- Fossil taxa described in 2014
- Birds described in 2014
- Prehistoric bird stubs