Anachronornis

Anachronornis
Temporal range: Latest Paleocene,
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Anseriformes
Family: †Anachronornithidae
Houde, Dickson, & Camarena, 2023
Genus: †Anachronornis
Houde, Dickson, & Camarena, 2023
Species:
†A. anhimops
Binomial name
†Anachronornis anhimops
Houde, Dickson, & Camarena, 2023

Anachronornis is a genus of extinct bird from the Late Paleocene (Thanetian) of North America. One species has been described, Anachronornis anhimops, from the Willwood Formation in Wyoming. It is a basal anseriform, relative of modern waterfowl.

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