Cousteauvia fossil map
Where fossils of Cousteauvia have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 30 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 30 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 | 37.71–33.9 million years ago (Priabonian) |
| Periods | Paleogene |
| Named by | Zelenkov 2020 |
| Fossil records | 1 occurrences at 1 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Kazakhstan |
| Rock formations | Kusto |
About Cousteauvia
Cousteauvia is an extinct genus of diving anseriform. It contains a single species, Cousteauvia kustovia. The species is the earliest known diving duck, having been recovered from Priabonian deposits. It was discovered in East Kazakhstan by Russian paleontologist Nikita Zelenkov in 2020.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Cousteauvia (revision 1349780820), 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: Q110269124.
