Manuherikia (bird)

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Manuherikia
Temporal range: Early Miocene 19–16  Ma
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Anseriformes
Superfamily: Anatoidea
Family: Anatidae
Subfamily: Dendrocheninae
Livezey & Martin 1988
Genus: Manuherikia
Worthy et al., 2007
Species
  • M. lacustrina Worthy et al., 2007
  • M. minuta Worthy et al., 2007
  • M. douglasi Worthy et al., 2008
  • M. primadividua Worthy et al., 2021

Manuherikia is a genus of extinct species of ducks from the Miocene of New Zealand. It was described from fossil material of the Saint Bathans Fauna, in the lower Bannockburn Formation of the Manuherikia Group, found by the Manuherikia River in the Central Otago region of the South Island. The genus name comes from the name of the geological formation in which the fossils were found and, ultimately, from the Manuherikia River and its valley. [1]

Species

Described species are:

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References

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  2. Miskelly, C.M. (2013). "Douglas' duck". New Zealand Birds Online. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
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