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Lithornis is a
genus of
extinct paleognathous birds.
Although Lithornis was able to fly well,
their closest relatives are the
extant tinamous (which are...
- lithornithid.
Lithornis itself may be
paraphyletic in
relation to
Paracathartes and Pseudocrypturus. In a
study about ratite endocasts,
Lithornis ranks among...
-
hemisphere location of the
morphologically most
basal fossil forms (such as
Lithornis, Pseudocrypturus,
Paracathartes and Palaeotis), a
Laurasian origin for...
- J. ****,1, AND
MARCEL VAN
TUINEN (2005) "A New
Specimen of the
Fossil Lithornis from the
Lower Eocene".
American Museum Novitates.
Number 3491, 11 pp...
- musculature, and it
likely engaged in a
similar style of
soaring flight to
Lithornis and Pseudocrypturus.
Gerald Mayr, The
Birds from the
Paleocene Fissure...
-
variously moved between these genera for
almost 150 years: 1854-1890: "
Lithornis" emuinus, "Megalornis" of Seeley,
Dasornis and
Argillornis The
first fossil...
-
northern hemisphere.
Early Cenozoic northern hemisphere paleognaths such as
Lithornis, Pseudocrypturus,
Paracathartes and
Palaeotis appear to be the most basal...
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Lithornis Owen 1840 (Paleocene - Eocene) †
Lithornis celetius Houde 1988 †
Lithornis hookeri Harrison 1984 †
Lithornis nasi
Harrison 1984 †
Lithornis plebius...
- †Asteriornis? †Eremopezus? †Limenavis? †Lithornithidae
Calciavis Fissuravis Lithornis Paracathartes Pseudocrypturus...
- sternum; a
tarsometatarsus ****igned to it
actually belongs to the
paleognath Lithornis vulturinus. White-faced
heron (Egretta novaehollandiae), demonstrating...
