Uyrekura
Appearance
Uyrekura Temporal range:
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Anseriformes |
Family: | Anatidae |
Genus: | †Uyrekura |
Species: | †U. chalkarica
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Binomial name | |
†Uyrekura chalkarica Zelenkov, 2023
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Uyrekura is an extinct genus of anatid that lived during the Rupelian stage of the Oligocene epoch.
Distribution
[edit]Uyrekura chalkarica is known from the Chelkarnura Formation of Kazakhstan.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.