Danielsavis

Danielsavis; Temporal range: Ypresian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Anseriformes
Genus:	† Danielsavis
Species:	†D. nazensis
Binomial name
	†Danielsavis nazensis; Houde et al., 2023

Last updated January 15, 2026

Danielsavis is an extinct monotypic genus of anseriform bird known from fossils found in England dating to the Ypresian stage of the Eocene epoch.^[1]

Etymology

The genus Danielsavis is named after Michael C. S. Daniels for his discovery of the fossil site known as The Naze, a site stratigraphically located within the London Clay Formation which has preserved an extremely biodiverse avifauna. The specific epithet of the type species, Danielsavis nazensis, is named after the aforementioned fossil site.^[2]

References

↑ "PBDB Taxon" . Retrieved 14 January 2026.
↑ Houde, Peter; Dickson, Meig; Camarena, Dakota (7 February 2023). "Basal Anseriformes from the Early Paleogene of North America and Europe". Diversity . 15 (2): 233. Bibcode:2023Diver..15..233H. doi: 10.3390/d15020233 . ISSN 1424-2818.

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[1] "PBDB Taxon" . Retrieved 14 January 2026.

[2] Houde, Peter; Dickson, Meig; Camarena, Dakota (7 February 2023). "Basal Anseriformes from the Early Paleogene of North America and Europe". Diversity . 15 (2): 233. Bibcode:2023Diver..15..233H. doi: 10.3390/d15020233 . ISSN 1424-2818.

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