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Lithornis vulturinus

Osteichthyes - Lithornithidae

Taxonomy
Lithornis vulturinus was named by Owen (1840). It is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Lithornis.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Lithornis vulturinus Owen
1841Lithornis vulturinus Owen p. 205
1933Lithornis vulturinus Lambrecht p. 404
1977Lithornis vulturinus Harrison and Walker p. 29
1977Pediorallus barbarae Harrison and Walker p. 36
1977Promusophaga magnifica Harrison and Walker p. 41
1988Lithornis vulturinus Houde
2002Lithornis vulturinus Mlikovsky p. 58
2009Lithornis vulturinus Mayr p. 27

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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
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
superorderPalaeognathaePycraft 1900
familyLithornithidae
genusLithornis
speciesvulturinusOwen 1840

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.

†Lithornis vulturinus Owen 1840
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Invalid names: Pediorallus barbarae Harrison and Walker 1977 [synonym], Promusophaga magnifica Harrison and Walker 1977 [synonym]
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, Benton 1983, Marsh 1875

Age range: base of the Thanetian to the top of the Early/Lower Eocene or 59.24000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0United Kingdom (England) Pediorallus barbarae (68433)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom (England) Lithornis vulturinus (13320)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom (Sussex) Pediorallus barbarae (13298)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom (England) Pediorallus barbarae (216089)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom (United Kingdom) Pediorallus barbarae (216091)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom Lithornis vulturinus, Promusophaga magnifica (215472)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Denmark Lithornis vulturinus (84460)