Chenoanas fossil map
Where fossils of Chenoanas have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 15 million years ago and on today’s map.
Dots are fossil collections recorded in the Paleobiology Database. The “then” view moves today’s fossil sites back to their positions 15 million years ago (the time slice nearest the median age of the fossils) using the Merdith et al. (2021) plate model; positions are approximate. Open on the timeline map →
| Group | Prehistoric birds |
|---|---|
| Lived | 15.98–8.725 million years ago (Langhian to Tortonian) |
| Periods | Neogene |
| Family | Anatidae |
| Named by | Zelenkov 2012 |
| Fossil records | 6 occurrences at 5 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Mongolia, Austria, China, France, Russia |
| Rock formations | Oshin, Hollabrunn-Mistelbach, Tunggur, txn:39624, Tagay Khalagay |
About Chenoanas
Chenoanas is an extinct genus of duck from the Miocene of Eurasia.
Three species have been described:
†Chenoanas sansaniensis (Milne-Edwards 1867) (early to middle Miocene of eastern Siberia and France) - originally described as a species of Anas
†C. deserta Zelenkov 2012 (middle Miocene of Western Mongolia)
†C. asiatica Zelenkov & Stidham 2018 (middle Miocene of Inner Mongolia (China) and Western Mongolia)
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Chenoanas (revision 1312889732), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; introduction excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Ages, family, authority and fossil records: Paleobiology Database, accessed 23 October 2026. Ages are those of the rock layers the fossils were found in. Wikidata: Q55607218.
