Melanitta kirbori

Melanitta kirbori; Temporal range: Early Pleistocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Anseriformes
Family:	Anatidae
Genus:	Melanitta
Species:	†M. kirbori
Binomial name
	†Melanitta kirbori; Zelenkov, 2024

Last updated May 31, 2025

Melanitta kirbori is an extinct species of Melanitta that lived in the Crimean Peninsula during the Early Pleistocene.^[1]

References

↑ Zelenkov, N. V. (14 October 2024). "The Oldest Finds of the Genera Melanitta, Marmaronetta, and Other Ducks (Aves: Anatidae) from the Lower Pleistocene of the Crimea" . Paleontological Journal . 58 (5): 593–603. Bibcode:2024PalJ...58..593Z. doi:10.1134/S0031030124600653. ISSN 0031-0301 . Retrieved 16 December 2024– via Springer Nature Link.

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[1] Zelenkov, N. V. (14 October 2024). "The Oldest Finds of the Genera Melanitta, Marmaronetta, and Other Ducks (Aves: Anatidae) from the Lower Pleistocene of the Crimea" . Paleontological Journal . 58 (5): 593–603. Bibcode:2024PalJ...58..593Z. doi:10.1134/S0031030124600653. ISSN 0031-0301 . Retrieved 16 December 2024– via Springer Nature Link.

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