Lithornis Owen 1840 (bird)

Aves - Neornithes - Lithornithidae

Parent taxon: Lithornithidae according to G. Mayr 2022

See also Carroll 1988, Harrison and Walker 1977, Houde 1988, Kurochkin et al. 2013, Lambrecht 1933, Livezey and Zusi 2007, Mayr 2008, Mayr 2009, Mlikovsky 2002, O'Connor and Zelenkov 2013 and Zittel 1890

Sister taxa: Calciavis, Fissuravis, Paracathartes, Pseudocrypturus

Subtaxa: Lithornis celetius Lithornis hookeri Lithornis nasi Lithornis plebius Lithornis promiscuus Lithornis vulturinus

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Denmark (1 collection), the United Kingdom (5)

• Clarkforkian of United States (1: Wyoming)

• Paleocene of the United Kingdom (1), United States (2: California, Montana)

Total: 10 collections including 13 occurrences

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