Aves - Neornithes - Lithornithidae
Full reference: R. Owen. 1841. Description of the fossil remains of a mammal (Hyracotherium leporinum) and of a bird (Lithornis vulturinus) from the London Clay . Transactions of the Geological Society of London VI(2)(1):203-208
Parent taxon: Lithornithidae according to G. Mayr 2022
See also Carroll 1988, Harrison and Walker 1977, Houde 1988, Kurochkin et al. 2013, Lambrecht 1933, Livezey and Zusi 2007, Mayr 2008, Mayr 2009, Mlikovsky 2002, O'Connor and Zelenkov 2013, Owen 1841 and Zittel 1890
Sister taxa: Calciavis, Fissuravis, Paracathartes, Pseudocrypturus
Subtaxa: Lithornis celetius Lithornis hookeri Lithornis nasi Lithornis plebius Lithornis promiscuus Lithornis vulturinus
Type: Lithornis vulturinus
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Denmark (1 collection), the United Kingdom (5)
• Clarkforkian of United States (1: Wyoming)
• Paleocene of the United Kingdom (1), United States (2: California, Montana)
Total: 10 collections including 13 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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