Mioquerquedula is an extinct genus of ducks from the Middle Miocene containing two species, M. minutissima and M. velox.[1] It was one of the smallest anseriforms known. The genus was erected by Nikita Zelenkov and Evgenii Nikolaievich Kurochkin in 2012.[2]

Mioquerquedula
Temporal range: Middle Miocene
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
Genus: Mioquerquedula
Zelenkov & Kuročkin, 2012
Type species
Mioquerquedula minutissima
Zelenkov & Kuročkin, 2012
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  1. ^ Mayr, G. (2016). Avian Evolution: The Fossil Record of Birds and its Paleobiological Significance. TOPA Topics in Paleobiology. Wiley. p. 264. ISBN 978-1-119-02073-8. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Dabbling Ducks (Aves: Anatidae) from the Middle Miocene of Mongolia". ResearchGate. October 2018.