Nambashag

Nam-bah-shak.
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Lilah Turner

Evolutionary Biologist

Lilah Turner investigates how prehistoric animals adapted to changing environments, offering insights into evolution's mechanisms.

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Name

Nambashag.

Phonetic

Nam-bah-shak.

Named By

Trevor H.‭ ‬Worthy‭ ‬-‭ ‬2011.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Aves,‭ ‬Pelecaniformes,‭ ‬Phalacrocoracidae.

Diet

Piscivore.

Species

N.‭ ‬billerooensis‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

Australia.

Time Period

Late Oligocene/Early Miocene.

Fossil representation

Several dozen specimens.

In Depth

       Nambashag is a genus of cormorant that lived in Australia during the Oligocene/Miocene.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Descriptions and phylogenetic relationships of a new genus and two new species of Oligo-Miocene cormorants‭ (‬Aves:‭ ‬Phalacrocoracidae‭) ‬from Australia.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society‭ ‬163‭ (‬1‭)‬:‭ ‬277‭–‬314.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Trevor H.‭ ‬Worthy‭ ‬-‭ ‬2011.

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