Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha
Cladus: Crurotarsi
Divisio: Archosauria
Cladus: Avemetatarsalia
Cladus: Ornithodira
Subtaxon: Dinosauromorpha
Cladus: Dinosauriformes
Cladus: Dracohors
Cladus: Dinosauria
Cladus: Saurischia
Cladus: Eusaurischia
Subordo: 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
Infraclassis: Aves
Cladus: Avebrevicauda
Cladus: Pygostylia
Cladus: Ornithothoraces
Cladus: Ornithuromorpha
Cladus: Carinatae
Parvclassis: Neornithes
Cohors: Palaeognathae
Ordo: †Lithornithiformes
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.
Category:
Richard Owen taxa
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