Anabernicula oregonensis Howard, 1964
Oregon pygmy goose
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Original scientific description:
Howard, Hildegard. (1964). A new species of the "pygmy goose," Anabernicula, from the Oregon Pleistocene, with a discussion of the genus. American Museum Novitates 2200: 1-14.
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: Late Pleistocene
Distribution
Sonora, Mexico & Oregon, USA
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Howard, Hildegard. (1964). A new species of the "pygmy goose," Anabernicula, from the Oregon Pleistocene, with a discussion of the genus. American Museum Novitates 2200: 1-14.
Other references:
Howard, Hildegarde. (1971). Quaternary avian remains from Dark Canyon Cave, New Mexico. Condor 73(2): 237-240.
Steadman, David W. and Mead, Jim I. (2010). A late Pleistocene bird community at the northern edge of the tropics in Sonora, Mexico. American Midland Naturalist, 163(2):423-441.
Tyrberg, Tommy. (2008). The Late Pleistocene Continental Avian extinction – an evaluation of the fossil evidence. Oryctos 7: 249-269.