Tirarinetta

Tirarinetta; Temporal range: Pliocene 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:	† Tirarinetta
Species:	†T. kanunka
Binomial name
	†Tirarinetta kanunka; Worthy, 2008

Last updated May 28, 2025

Tirarinetta is an extinct genus of anatid that lived during the Pliocene in Australia.

Distribution

Fossils of T. kanunka are known from the Tirari Formation of the Lake Eyre Basin.^[1]

References

↑ Worthy, Trevor H. (6 May 2008). "Pliocene waterfowl (Aves:Anseriformes) from South Australia and a new genus and species" . Emu - Austral Ornithology . 108 (2): 153–165. doi:10.1071/MU07063. ISSN 0158-4197 . Retrieved 25 February 2025– via Taylor and Francis Online.

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[1] Worthy, Trevor H. (6 May 2008). "Pliocene waterfowl (Aves:Anseriformes) from South Australia and a new genus and species" . Emu - Austral Ornithology . 108 (2): 153–165. doi:10.1071/MU07063. ISSN 0158-4197 . Retrieved 25 February 2025– via Taylor and Francis Online.

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