Saintandrea

Saintandrea; Temporal range: Late Oligocene 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:	† Saintandrea ; Mayr & De Pietri, 2013
Species:	†S. chenoides
Binomial name
	†Saintandrea chenoides; Mayr & De Pietri, 2013

Last updated February 25, 2025

Saintandrea is an extinct genus of romainvilliine anseriform that lived during the Chattian stage of the Oligocene epoch.

Distribution

Saintandrea chenoides inhabited France, its fossils having been found at the site of Saint-André.^[1]

References

↑ Mayr, Gerald; De Pietri, Vanesa L. (24 January 2013). "A goose-sized anseriform bird from the late Oligocene of France: the youngest record and largest species of Romainvilliinae". Paläontologische Zeitschrift . 87 (3): 423–430. doi:10.1007/s12542-013-0165-5. ISSN 0031-0220 . Retrieved 24 February 2025– via Springer Nature Link.

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[1] Mayr, Gerald; De Pietri, Vanesa L. (24 January 2013). "A goose-sized anseriform bird from the late Oligocene of France: the youngest record and largest species of Romainvilliinae". Paläontologische Zeitschrift . 87 (3): 423–430. doi:10.1007/s12542-013-0165-5. ISSN 0031-0220 . Retrieved 24 February 2025– via Springer Nature Link.

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