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Neochen barbadiana

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Extinct species of bird

Neochen barbadiana
Temporal range: Late Pleistocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
Genus: Neochen
Species: N. barbadiana
Binomial name
Neochen barbadiana
(Brodkorb, 1965)

Neochen barbadiana is an extinct species of goose from the Late Pleistocene of Barbados. The species was described by American paleontologist Pierce Brodkorb from fossils found in Ragged Point, Saint Philip. This was the third fossil species of the genus to be described after Neochen pugil and N. debilis from Brazil and Argentina, respectively.

References

  1. Brodkorb, P. (1965) Fossil birds from Barbados, West Indies. The Journal of the Barbados Museum and Historical Society 31(1): 3-10.

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Taxon identifiers
Neochen barbadiana


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