Lithoptila abdounensis Bourdon 2005 (bird)

Aves - Phaethontiformes - Prophaethontidae

Belongs to Lithoptila according to E. Bourdon 2005

See also Bourdon et al. 2008

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: OCP.DEK/GE 1087, a partial skull (neurocranium). Its type locality is Grand Daoui, Lithoptila type specimen, which is in a Thanetian coastal phosphorite in the Couche IIa Formation of Morocco.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Morocco (1 collection)

• Paleocene of Morocco (2)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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