''Tirarinetta'' is an

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of anatid that lived during the

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Distribution

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s of ''T. kanunka'' are known from the Tirari Formation of the

Lake Eyre Basin The Lake Eyre basin ( ) is a drainage basin that covers just under one-sixth of all Australia. It is the largest endorheic basin in Australia and amongst the largest in the world, covering about , including much of inland Queensland, large port ...

References

Anatidae Prehistoric bird genera Fossil taxa described in 2008 {{Paleo-bird-stub