Talpanas lippa, the Kauaʻi mole duck, [1] is an extinct species of duck. [2] It was first described by Andrew N. Iwaniuk, Storrs L. Olson, and Helen F. James in the journal Zootaxa in November 2009. It is the only known member of the genus Talpanas.

Oct 3, 2018 · Divergent evolution of island birds is well documented, and Talpanas lippa, from ~5400-year-old lake deposits in Kauai, may be among the strangest cases. Talpanas has synapomorphies of Anatidae and p...

The remarkable, recently extinct “mole-duck” Talpanas lippa (Aves: Anseriformes) from Kauai, Hawaii: behavioral implications of its neuroanatomy and skull morphology. The FASEB Journal vol. 31 no. 1 Supplement 251.6.

The big herbivorous moa-nalo weren’t the only unusual waterfowl on the ancient Hawaiian islands — and the island of Kauaʻi had a very odd duck indeed. The Kauaʻi mole duck (Talpanas lippa) was fairly small, about 50cm long (1’8″), and although it lived alongside one of the moa-nalo species they don’t seem to have been closely related at all.

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Talpanas lippa is described as a new genus and species of waterfowl from Kauai, Hawaiian Islands, that is unlike any other known member of the order. It is characterized by a short, stout tarsometatarsus and a braincase that is shallow and wide …

Iwaniuk, A.N.; Olson, S.L.; James, H.F. 2009: Extraordinary cranial specialization in a new genus of extinct duck (Aves: Anseriformes) from Kauai, Hawaiian Islands ...

Talpanas es un género extinto de pato que consiste en una única especie, Talpanas lippa. [1] Fue descrito originalmente por Andrew L. Iwaniuk, Storrs L. Olson , y Helen F. James en la publicación Zootaxa en noviembre de 2009.

It was first described by Andrew N. Iwaniuk, Storrs L. Olson, and Helen F. James in the journal Zootaxa in November 2009. It is the only known member of the genus Talpanas. It was endemic to the Hawaiian island of Kauai where the fossil remains were unearthed in …

Apr 5, 2025 · The most unusual aspects of Talpanas concern the relative size of the foramina associated with the optic (nII) and trigeminal (nV) nerves as shown by the cross-sectional area of the maxillo-mandibular (M-M) foramen and the optic foramen.