Anser djuktaiensis

Anser djuktaiensis [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 Dyuktai River in Yakutia, Russia. The cave is dated from Upper Pleistocene to possibly Holocene in age.

Anser djuktaiensis
Temporal range: late Pleistocene-Holocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
Genus: Anser
Species:
A. djuktaiensis
Binomial name
Anser djuktaiensis
Zelenkov & Kurochkin, 2014[1]

References

  1. 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.
  2. "The Recently Extinct Plants and Animals Database Extinct Birds: Anser djuktaiensis". Cubits.org. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
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