Khwenena

Khwenena; Temporal range: Early Pliocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Psittaciformes
Family:	Psittacidae
Genus:	† Khwenena
Species:	†K. leopoldinae
Binomial name
	†Khwenena leopoldinae; Manegold, 2013

Last updated March 08, 2025

Khwenena is an extinct genus of psittacid that lived during the Zanclean stage of the Pliocene epoch.

Distribution

Khwenena leopoldinae is known from the Varswater Formation of South Africa.^[1]

References

↑ Manegold, Albrecht (January 2013). Rasmussen, Pamela (ed.). "Two new parrot species ( P sittaciformes) from the early P liocene of L angebaanweg, S outh A frica, and their palaeoecological implications". Ibis . 155 (1): 127–139. doi:10.1111/ibi.12009. ISSN 0019-1019 . Retrieved 2 March 2025– via Wiley Online Library.

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[1] Manegold, Albrecht (January 2013). Rasmussen, Pamela (ed.). "Two new parrot species ( P sittaciformes) from the early P liocene of L angebaanweg, S outh A frica, and their palaeoecological implications". Ibis . 155 (1): 127–139. doi:10.1111/ibi.12009. ISSN 0019-1019 . Retrieved 2 March 2025– via Wiley Online Library.

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