Lithornis nasi
Lithornis Temporal range: Ypresian | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Subclass: | Carinatae |
Infraclass: | Neornithes |
Superorder: | Paleognathae |
Order: | †Lithornithiformes |
Family: | †Lithornithidae |
Genus: | †Lithornis |
Species: | L. nasi Harrison, 1984[1] |
Binomial name | |
Lithornis nasi Harrison, 1984[1] | |
Synonyms | |
Pediorallus nasi |
Lithornis nasi is a member of the Lithornithidae family.
Description
Lithornis nasi is larger than Lithornis hookeri and Lithornis plebius.[1]
Taxonomy
W. George collected the original fossil in the Division A London Clay, North Sea Basin at Walton on the Naze, Essex, England. It was originally classified as Pediorallus nasi but was quickly changed to Lithornis nasi.[1]
Footnotes
References
Houde, Peter (1988). "Paleognathous Birds from the Early Tertiary of the Northern Hemisphere" (pdf). Publications of the Nuttall Ornithological Club. Cambridge Massachusetts, USA: Nuttall Ornithological Club. 22: 31–32.
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