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Anabernicula oregonensis ✝

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	8492344	https://www.gbif.org/species/8492344
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	229919	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=229919

Rank

species

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Anseriformes : Anatidae : Anabernicula : Anabernicula oregonensis

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Anseriformes : Anatidae : Anabernicula : Anabernicula oregonensis

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Triploblastica	Lankester 1877
-	Nephrozoa	Jondelius et al. 2002
-	Deuterostomia	Grobben 1908
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1847
subphylum	Vertebrata	Lamarck 1801
superclass	Gnathostomata	Gegenbauer 1874
-	Osteichthyes
-	Sarcopterygii	Romer 1955
subclass	Dipnotetrapodomorpha
subclass	Tetrapodomorpha
-	Tetrapoda
-	Reptiliomorpha	Säve-Söderbergh 1934
-	Anthracosauria	Säve-Söderbergh 1934
-	Batrachosauria
-	Cotylosauria
-	Amniota	Haeckel 1866
-	Sauropsida	Huxley 1864
class	Reptilia	Laurenti 1768
subclass	Eureptilia
-	Romeriida	Gauthier et al. 1988
-	Diapsida
-	Eosuchia
-	Neodiapsida	Benton 1985
-	Sauria	Gauthier 1984
-	Archosauromorpha
-	Crocopoda	Ezcurra 2016
-	Archosauriformes	Gauthier 1986
-	Eucrocopoda	Ezcurra 2016
-	Archosauria
informal	Avemetatarsalia	Benton 1999
-	Ornithodira	Gauthier 1986
-	Dinosauromorpha	Benton 1985
-	Dinosauriformes	Novas 1992
-	Dinosauria
-	Saurischia
-	Theropoda
-	Neotheropoda	Bakker 1986
-	Averostra	Paul 2002
-	Tetanurae	Gauthier 1986
order	Avetheropoda	Paul 1988
suborder	Coelurosauria	Huene 1914
-	Maniraptora	Gauthier 1986
-	Paraves	Sereno 1997
class	Aves	Linnaeus 1758
-	Pygostylia	Chiappe 2002
-	Ornithothoraces	Chiappe and Calvo 1994
-	Ornithuromorpha	Chiappe et al. 1999
subclass	Ornithurae	Haeckel 1866
subclass	Neornithes	Gadow 1893
-	Neognathae
-	Galloanserae	Sibley and Ahlquist 1990
superorder	Galloanserimorphae
order	Anseriformes	Wagler 1831
family	Anatidae	Vigors 1825
subfamily	Anatinae	Vigors 1825
tribe	Anatini	Vigors 1825
genus	Anabernicula	Ross 1935
species	Anabernicula oregonensis	Howard 1964

Generic Name

Anabernicula

Scientific Name

Anabernicula oregonensis Howard, 1964

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Anabernicula oregonensis	species	belongs to Anabernicula	stated with evidence	Howard, 1964
Anabernicula oregonensis	species	belongs to Anabernicula	stated without evidence	Brodkorb, 1967

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

0.30 - 0.01 Ma
Pleistocene

Last Recorded Appearance

0.13 - 0.01 Ma
Pleistocene

Environment

freshwater (based on Anatinae)

Motility

actively mobile (based on Theropoda)

Diet

herbivore (based on Anatinae)

Reproduction

oviparous, dispersal=direct/internal,mobile (based on Theropoda)

Ontogeny

accretion,modification of parts (based on Theropoda)

Taphonomy

hydroxylapatite,compact or dense (based on Theropoda)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

H. Howard. 1964. A New Species of the "Pigmy Goose," Anabernicula, from the Oregon Pleistocene, with a Discussion of the Genus. American Museum Novitates 2200:1-14

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1964	Anabernicula oregonensis Howard
1967	Anabernicula oregonensis Brodkorb p. 109
1972	Anabernicula oregonensis Howard p. 10
2010	Anabernicula oregonensis Steadman and Mead p. 428

References

Howard H. (1964) A New Species of the "Pigmy Goose," Anabernicula, from the Oregon Pleistocene, with a Discussion of the Genus, American Museum Novitates 2200, 1-14

Brodkorb P. (1967) Catalogue of fossil birds: Part 3 (Ralliformes, Ichthyornithiformes, Charadriiformes), Bulletin of the Florida State Museum, Biological Sciences 11 3, 99-220

Howard H. (1972) Type specimens of avian fossils in the collections of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Contributions in Science, 1-27

Steadman D. W., Mead J. I. (2010) A late Pleistocene Bird community at the northern edge of\r\nthe tropics in Sonora, Mexico, The American Midland Naturalist 163, 423-441

H. Howard (1972) Type specimens of avian fossils in the collections of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Contributions in Science: 1--27 - via Catalogue of Life

Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!

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