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Lithoptila abdounensis

Osteichthyes - Phaethontiformes - Prophaethontidae

Taxonomy
Lithoptila abdounensis was named by Bourdon (2005) [in Bourdon et al. 2005]. Its type specimen is OCP.DEK/GE 1087, a partial skull (neurocranium), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Grand Daoui, Lithoptila type specimen, which is in a Thanetian coastal phosphorite in the Couche II Formation of Morocco.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Lithoptila abdounensis Bourdon p. 159
2008Lithoptila abdounensis Bourdon et al. p. 752

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
RankNameAuthor
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Saurischia()
Theropoda()
Neotheropoda
AverostraPaul 2002
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Paraves
classAves
orderPhaethontiformes(Sharpe 1891)
familyProphaethontidaeHarrison and Walker 1976
genusLithoptilaBourdon 2005
speciesabdounensisBourdon 2005

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Lithoptila abdounensis Bourdon 2005
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:39:15
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:39:15
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
References: Kiessling 2004, Marsh 1875, Benton 1983

Age range: base of the Thanetian to the top of the Ypresian or 59.24000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Selandian - Thanetian61.66 - 56.0Morocco Lithoptila abdounensis (214848)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0Morocco Lithoptila abdounensis (type locality: 86295)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Morocco Lithoptila abdounensis (214840)