Lithornis celetius

Lithornis
Temporal range: Late Paleocene, 56 Ma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Subclass: Carinatae
Infraclass: Neornithes
Superorder: Paleognathae
Order: Lithornithiformes
Family: Lithornithidae
Genus: Lithornis
Species: L. celetius
Houde, 1988
Binomial name
Lithornis celetius
Houde, 1988

Lithornis celetius is a member of the Lithornithidae family, which was alive during the late Paleocene.[1]

Description

Lithornis celetius was of average size in its genus. It is from the Bangtail Quarry, Sedan Quadrangle, Park County, Montana, USA, and was described by Peter Houde (1988). It is from the Fort Union Formation, which is earliest Tiffanian, Late Paleocene. The type fossil is USNM 290601.[1]

Taxonomy

It was a member of the Lithornithiformes order.

Etymology

Celetius is derived from the Greek word keletion a race horse for which the type locality is also named.[1]

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 3 Houde, Peter (1988)

References

Houde, Peter (1988). "Paleognathous Birds from the Early Tertiary of the Northern Hemisphere" (pdf). Publications of the Nuttall Ornithological Club (Cambridge Massachusetts, USA: Nuttall Ornithological Club) 22: 34–35. 

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