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Anser djuktaiensis

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Extinct species of bird

Anser djuktaiensis
Temporal range: late Pleistocene-Holocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
Genus: Anser
Species: †A. djuktaiensis
Binomial name
†Anser djuktaiensis
Zelenkov & Kurochkin, 2014

Anser djuktaiensis or Dyuktai goose is an extinct goose, similar to but larger than the extant greylag goose, the remains of which have been found in the Dyuktai Cave near the Dyuktai River in Yakutia, Russia. The cave is dated from Upper Pleistocene to possibly Holocene in age.

References

  1. Zelenkov, N. V.; Kurochkin, E. N. (2014). "Two new waterfowl species (Aves: Anseriformes) from the Upper Pleistocene of Yakutia: The first extinct species of Quaternary birds from Russia". Paleontological Journal. 48 (6): 645–654. Bibcode:2014PalJ...48..645Z. doi:10.1134/S0031030114060161.
  2. Zelenkov, N. V.; Boeskorov, G. G. (2021). "Dyuktai Goose (Anser djuktaiensis) and Hooded Crane (Grus monacha) from the Pleistocene of Central Yakutia". Doklady Biological Sciences. 499 (1): 99–102. doi:10.1134/S0012496621040074. PMID 34462835.
Taxon identifiers
Anser djuktaiensis
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