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Lithornis

Reptilia - Lithornithidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Lithornis Owen
1890Lithornis Zittel p. 843
1933Lithornis Lambrecht p. 403
1977Lithornis Harrison and Walker p. 28
1988Lithornis Carroll
1988Lithornis Houde
2002Lithornis Mlikovsky p. 73
2007Lithornis Livezey and Zusi p. 88
2008Lithornis Mayr p. 30
2009Lithornis Mayr p. 27
2013Lithornis Kurochkin et al.
2013Lithornis O'Connor and Zelenkov
2022Lithornis Mayr p. 29

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
RankNameAuthor
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
superorderPalaeognathaePycraft 1900
familyLithornithidae
genusLithornisOwen 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.

G. †Lithornis Owen 1840
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†Lithornis celetius Houde 1988
†Lithornis hookeri Harrison 1984
†Lithornis nasi Harrison 1984
†Lithornis plebius Houde 1988
†Lithornis promiscuus Houde 1988
†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: Benton 1983, Marsh 1875

Age range: base of the Thanetian to the top of the Clarkforkian or 59.20000 to 54.90000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (Montana) L. celetius (15008)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (California) L. sp. (154724)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0United Kingdom (England) Pediorallus barbarae (68433)
Clarkforkian56.2 - 54.9USA (Wyoming) L. promiscuus, L. plebius (133237)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (United Kingdom) Pediorallus barbarae (216091)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (Sussex) Pediorallus barbarae (13298)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) Pediorallus barbarae (216089)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Denmark L. sp., L. vulturinus (84460)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6United Kingdom L. vulturinus, Promusophaga magnifica (215472)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6United Kingdom (England) L. vulturinus (13320)