Bambolinetta
| Bambolinetta Temporal range: Late Miocene | |
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| 1868 figure of the sole specimen | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Anseriformes |
| Family: | Anatidae |
| Genus: | †Bambolinetta Mayr & Pavia, 2014 |
| Species: | †B. lignitifila |
| Binomial name | |
| †Bambolinetta lignitifila (Portis, 1884) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Anas lignitifila Portis, 1884 | |
Bambolinetta lignitifila is a fossil species of waterfowl from the Late Miocene of Italy, now classified as the sole member of the genus Bambolinetta. First described in 1884 as a typical dabbling duck, it was not revisited until 2014, when a study showed it to be a highly unusual duck species, probably a flightless, wing-propelled diver similar to a penguin.