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| Meterchen Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Anseriformes |
| Family: | Anatidae |
| Genus: | †Meterchen |
| Species: | †M. luti |
| Binomial name | |
| †Meterchen luti Tennyson et al., 2026 | |
Meterchen is an extinct monotypic genus of anserine anatid that lived during the Burdigalian stage of the Miocene epoch.
Etymology
[edit source]The generic name Meterchen means 'mother goose' in Ancient Greek, and the specific epithet luti means 'of the mud' in Latin. The binomen therefore references the Mother Goose nursery rhyme where a mother goose rises up out of the mud.[1]
References
[edit source]- ↑ Tennyson, Alan J. D.; Steell, Elizabeth M.; Lubbe, Pascale; Adams, Amy L.; Greer, Liam; Brown, Alex H.; Wilson, Laura J. E.; Campbell, Timothy C.; Dale, Tobia C.; Rawlence, Nicolas J. (17 February 2026). "A review of fossil goose (Aves: Anserinae) records from the Miocene St Bathans deposits, New Zealand, with the description of a new species". Historical Biology: 1–21. doi:10.1080/08912963.2025.2601236. ISSN 0891-2963. Retrieved 30 March 2026 – via Taylor and Francis Online.
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