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Tirarinetta

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Tirarinetta
Temporal range: Pliocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
Genus: Tirarinetta
Species:
T. kanunka
Binomial name
Tirarinetta kanunka
Worthy, 2008

Tirarinetta is an extinct genus of anatid that lived during the Pliocene.

Distribution

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Fossils of T. kanunka are known from the Tirari Formation of the Lake Eyre Basin.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Worthy, Trevor H. (6 May 2008). "Pliocene waterfowl (Aves:Anseriformes) from South Australia and a new genus and species". Emu - Austral Ornithology. 108 (2): 153–165. doi:10.1071/MU07063. ISSN 0158-4197. Retrieved 25 February 2025 – via Taylor and Francis Online.