Lithornis hookeri
| Lithornis Temporal range: Ypresian | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Subclass: | Carinatae |
| Infraclass: | Neornithes |
| Superorder: | Paleognathae |
| Order: | †Lithornithiformes |
| Family: | †Lithornithidae |
| Genus: | †Lithornis |
| Species: | L. hookeri Harrison, 1984[1] |
| Binomial name | |
| Lithornis hookeri Harrison, 1984[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Pediorallus hookeri | |
Lithornis hookeri is a member of the family Lithornithidae.
Description
Lithornis hookeri is the smallest of the Lithornithidae.[1]
Taxonomy
Harrison and Walker originally labeled the fossil as belonging to the species Pediorallus barbarae in 1977. In 1984, Harrison renamed the fossil as coming from the new species Pediorallus hookeri, and later that year it was changed to Lithornis hookeri.[1]
Footnotes
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: 32–34.
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