Lithornis vulturinus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lithornithiformes
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Archelosauria Cladus: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crocopoda Cladus: Archosauriformes Cladus: Eucrocopoda Cladus: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Cladus: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauriformes Cladus: Dracohors Cladus: Dinosauria Cladus: Saurischia Cladus: Theropoda Cladus: Neotheropoda Cladus: Averostra Cladus: Tetanurae Cladus: Avetheropoda Cladus: Coelurosauria Cladus: Tyrannoraptora Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha Cladus: Maniraptoriformes Cladus: Maniraptora Cladus: Pennaraptora Cladus: Paraves Cladus: Eumaniraptora Cladus: Avialae Subclassis: Aves Cladus: Avebrevicauda Cladus: Pygostylia Cladus: Ornithothoraces Cladus: Ornithuromorpha Cladus: Carinatae Cladus: Neornithes Infraclassis: Palaeognathae Ordo: †Lithornithiformes

Lithornis vulturinus Owen, 1840: 165

Type locality: Isle of Sheppey, Kent; UK.

Neptuniavis minor partim Harrison & Walker, 1977: 11
Parvigyps praecox partim Harrison & Walker, 1977: 31
Pediorallus barbarae partim Harrison & Walker, 1977: 36 [syn. Houde, 1988: 25]
Proherodius oweni partim Lydekker, 1891: 363
Promusophaga magnifica Harrison & Walker, 1977: 40 [syn. Houde, 1988: 25]

Owen, R. "1842" [1840]. Description of the Fossil Remains of a Mammal, a Bird, and a Serpent from the London Clay. Proceedings of the Geological Society of London 3: 162–166. BHL Reference page.
Houde, P.W. 1988. Paleognathous birds from the Early Tertiary of the Northern Hemisphere. Publications of the Nuttall Ornithological Club 22: 1–148. ResearchGate Reference page.

Owen, R. 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 6: 203–208. DOI: 10.1144/transgslb.6.1.203 BHL
Bourdon, E. & Lindow, B. 2015. A redescription of Lithornis vulturinus (Aves, Palaeognathae) from the Early Eocene Fur Formation of Denmark. Zootaxa 4032(5): 493–514. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4032.5.2. Preview (PDF) Reference page.