Lithornis nasi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lithornithiformes

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 Cladus: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Cladus: 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 Classis/Infraclassis: Aves Cladus: Avebrevicauda Cladus: Pygostylia Cladus: Ornithothoraces Cladus: Ornithuromorpha Cladus: Carinatae Subclassis/Parvclassis: Neornithes Infraclassis/Cohors: Palaeognathae Ordo: †Lithornithiformes

Familia: †Lithornithidae
Genus: †Lithornis
Species: †Lithornis nasi

Name

Lithornis nasi (Harrison, 1984): 19 ["Pediorallus nasi"]

Holotype: BMNH A5200

Type locality: "Divison A, London Clay, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex"; UK.

Synonyms

• Pediorallus nasi Harrison, 1984: 19 [​protonym​]
• Lithornis nasi Houde, 1988: 31

Etymology: "Latin nasus (a nose) ... [derivation of "Naze" in] ... Walton-on-the-Naze]" [Harrison, 1984: 19]

References

Primary references

• Harrison, C.J.O. 1984. Rail-like Cursorial Birds of the British Lower Eocene, with Descriptions of Two New Species. London Naturalist 63: 14–23. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• 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.