Anachronornis
| Anachronornis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Anseriformes |
| Family: | †Anachronornithidae Houde, Dickson, & Camarena, 2023 |
| Genus: | †Anachronornis Houde, Dickson, & Camarena, 2023 |
| Species: | †A. anhimops
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| Binomial name | |
| †Anachronornis anhimops Houde, Dickson, & Camarena, 2023
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Anachronornis is a genus of extinct bird from the Late Paleocene (
anseriform, relative of modern waterfowl.[1]
Etymology
Anachronornis is derived from
Anhima and ὄψῐς ("face", "appearance"), refers to the appearance of the head and bill to that of the screamer genus Anhima.[1]
Description
Anachronornis has been described as
Galloanserae), instead of the spatulate bill found in ducks.[1]
Discovery
The holotype, USNM 496700, was found in Park County, Wyoming as part of the Willwood Formation, preserved in a small calcereous nodule. It consists of a mostly complete skull (only missing the pterygoids), as well as assorted postcranial material.[1]
Two other fragments were found in association with the holotype in the nodule. Labelled USNM 496701 and USNM 496702, they consist respectively of a quadrate bone and a fragmentary femur, and have not been assigned to the genus or family with certainty.
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