Mioquerquedula fossil map
Where fossils of Mioquerquedula 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 | 13.82–11.63 million years ago (Serravallian) |
| Periods | Neogene |
| Family | Anatidae |
| Named by | Zelenkov and Kurochkin 2012 |
| Fossil records | 1 occurrences at 1 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Mongolia |
| Rock formations | Oshin |
About Mioquerquedula
Mioquerquedula is an extinct genus of ducks from the Middle Miocene containing two species, M. minutissima and M. velox. It was one of the smallest anseriforms known. The genus was erected by Nikita Zelenkov and Evgenii Nikolaievich Kurochkin in 2012.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Mioquerquedula (revision 1296385054), 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: Q104842944.
