Allgoviachen
Extinct genus of birds / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Allgoviachen (meaning "Allgäu goose") is an extinct genus of anatid bird from the Late Miocene (Tortonian) Hammerschmiede clay pits of Bavaria, Germany. The genus contains a single species, A. tortonica, known from bones belonging to the left leg.[1]
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Allgoviachen | |
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Holotype leg bones | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Anseriformes |
Superfamily: | Anatoidea |
Family: | Anatidae |
Genus: | †Allgoviachen Mayr, Lechner & Böhme, 2022 |
Species: | †A. tortonica |
Binomial name | |
†Allgoviachen tortonica Mayr, Lechner & Böhme, 2022 | |
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