Taxonavigation
Familia: †Lithornithidae
Genus: †Lithornis
Species: †Lithornis vulturinus
Name
Lithornis vulturinus Owen, 1840: 165
Type locality: Isle of Sheppey, Kent; UK.
Synonyms
- 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]
References
Primary references
- 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.
Additional references
- 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.
This article is issued from Wikimedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.