| Pinpanetta | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Anseriformes |
| Family: | Anatidae |
| Subfamily: | Anatinae |
| Genus: | †Pinpanetta Worthy, 2009 |
| Species | |
See text | |
Pinpanetta is an extinctgenus ofbirds, in theduck family, from theLate Oligocene of central Australia. The genus name comes from Lake Pinpa, in theLake Eyre Basin of north-easternSouth Australia, with reference to the Pinpa Local Fauna from which much of thedescriptive fossil material derives, and from theGreeknetta (“duck”). It comprises three species:[1]
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