Anabernicula

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Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Family:Anatidae
Anabernicula
Temporal range: Pliocene - Pleistocene
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
Subfamily: Anatinae
Genus: Anabernicula
Ross, 1935

Anabernicula is an extinct genus of waterfowl related to shelducks that existed from the Pliocene to the Pleistocene in North America. [1] Four species have been described: A. minuscula, A. gracilenta, A. oregonensis, and A. robusta. The genus got described for the first time by Ross in 1935.[1]

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