Cousteauvia
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| Cousteauvia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Anseriformes |
| Genus: | †Cousteauvia Nikita V. Zelenkov, 2020 |
| Species: | †C. kustovia |
| Binomial name | |
| †Cousteauvia kustovia Nikita V. Zelenkov, 2020 | |
Cousteauvia is an extinct genus of diving anseriform. It contains a single species, Cousteauvia kustovia. The species is the earliest known diving duck, having been recovered from Priabonian deposits. It was discovered in East Kazakhstan by Russian paleontologist Nikita Zelenkov in 2020.[1]
The genus name Cousteauvia of this species is named, in honor from French explorer, Jacques Cousteau. Meanwhile, its species name Kustov was taken from Kusto Svita, the place where it was discovered by Nikita Zelenkov.[1]
