Zqueheanas
| Zqueheanas Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Anseriformes |
| Family: | Anatidae |
| Genus: | †Zqueheanas |
| Species: | †Z. hebe |
| Binomial name | |
| †Zqueheanas hebe Agnolín et al., 2025 | |
Zqueheanas is an extinct genus of tadornine duck that lived in South America during the Late Miocene.
Distribution
[edit]Zqueheanas hebe is known from the Las Flores Formation located in the Calingasta Valley of Argentina, which dates to the Huayquerian South American land mammal age.[1]
References
[edit]- ↑ Agnolín, Federico L.; Álvarez Herrera, Gerardo; Rozadilla, Sebastián; Contreras, Victor (25 March 2025). "First late Miocene bird assemblage from central Argentina, with the description of new taxa". Historical Biology: 1–17. doi:10.1080/08912963.2025.2475538. ISSN 0891-2963. Retrieved 18 October 2025 – via Taylor and Francis Online.