†Lithornis promiscuus Houde 1988 (bird)
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Aves - Neornithes - Lithornithidae
Full reference: P. W. Houde. 1988. Paleognathous birds from the Early Tertiary of the Northern Hemisphere. Publications of the Nuttall Ornithological Club 22:1-148
Belongs to Lithornis according to P. W. Houde 1988
See also Mayr 2009
Sister taxa: Lithornis celetius, Lithornis hookeri, Lithornis nasi, Lithornis plebius, Lithornis vulturinus
Type specimen: USNM 336535, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Lithornis promiscuus and plebius types, which is in a Clarkforkian terrestrial horizon in the Willwood Formation of Wyoming.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Lithornis promiscuus and plebius types
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