Gracanicanetta fossil map
Where fossils of Gracanicanetta 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 | 15.98–12.75 million years ago (Langhian to Serravallian) |
| Periods | Neogene |
| Family | Anatidae |
| Named by | Bochenski et al. 2025 |
| Fossil records | 1 occurrences at 1 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Rock formations | txn:39624 |
About Gracanicanetta
Gracanicanetta is a genus of extinct duck that lived on in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the middle Miocene epoch. It currently contains only one species which is Gracanicanetta happi. It lived in swamp environments and was probably a diving duck. It has the record of being the first documented fossil of a duck with gastroliths. Theses appear as smooth stones in clusters of around a dozen in the approximate location of the gizzard.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Gracanicanetta (revision 1322428057), 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: Q135748932.
