Conflicto antarcticus

WILDLIFE

Conflicto antarcticus

Conflicto antarcticus

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Conflicto antarcticus is an extinct species of stem waterfowl whose fossils were found in the early Paleocene López de Bertodano Formation of Antarctica, the only species of its genus. It is characterized by it slender body and long legs, yet possesses a duck-like bill which indicates the form of beak evolved early in Anseriformes.

Distribution

Conflicto antarcticus is an extinct species of stem waterfowl whose fossils were found in the early Paleocene López de Bertodano Formation of Antarctica, the only species of its genus. It is characterized by it slender body and long legs, yet possesses a duck-like bill which indicates the form of beak evolved early in Anseriformes.

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76.82°S, 0.82°E · Google Maps satellite

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