Uyrekura

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Uyrekura
Temporal range: Early Oligocene
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
Genus: Uyrekura
Species:
U. chalkarica
Binomial name
Uyrekura chalkarica
Zelenkov, 2023

Uyrekura is an extinct genus of anatid that lived during the Rupelian stage of the Oligocene epoch.

Distribution

Uyrekura chalkarica is known from the Chelkarnura Formation of Kazakhstan. [1]

References

  1. Zelenkov, Nikita (2 November 2023). "A remarkable diversity of waterfowl (Aves: Anseriformes) from the Upper Eocene and Lower Oligocene of Kazakhstan" . Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology . 43 (6). doi:10.1080/02724634.2024.2374306. ISSN   0272-4634 . Retrieved 1 March 2025 via Taylor and Francis Online.