Cervical vertebra of A. pannonica (A-G) compared to extant species
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Aves
Order:
Suliformes
Family:
Anhingidae
Genus:
Anhinga
Species:
†A. pannonica
Binomial name
†Anhinga pannonica
(Lambrecht, 1916)
Anhinga pannonica is an extinct species of darter from the Miocene of Europe and Africa. Described in 1916, A. pannonica is the only species of darter to have existed in Europe and is notably larger than most extant species, with an estimated weight of 3.3 kg (7.3 lb). The species likely went extinct as the climate continued to cool towards the end of the Miocene and beginning Pliocene, heavily effecting the darter that would have required a subtropical or tropical climate to survive.
Anhingapannonica is an extinct species of darter from the Miocene of Europe and Africa. Described in 1916, A. pannonica is the only species of darter...
The darters, anhingas, or snakebirds are mainly tropical waterbirds in the family Anhingidae, which contains a single genus, Anhinga. There are four living...
paracasensis is published by Meza-Vélez (2020). New fossil material of Anhingapannonica is described from the Miocene (Tortonian) of the Hammerschmiede clay...
Lechner, Thomas; Böhme, Madelaine (2020-05-06). "The large-sized darter Anhingapannonica (Aves, Anhingidae) from the late Miocene hominid Hammerschmiede locality...
Mayr, G.; Lechner, T.; Böhme, M. (2020). "The large-sized darter Anhingapannonica (Aves, Anhingidae) from the late Miocene hominid Hammerschmiede locality...
Name Species Member Material Notes Image Anhinga A. cf. pannonica proximal end of the humerus Leptoptilos L. sp. Member C a partial skeleton composed mostly...
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