A redescription of Lithornis vulturinus (Aves, Palaeognathae) from the Early Eocene Fur Formation of Denmark

The extinct Lithornithidae include several genera and species of flying palaeognathous birds of controversial affinities known from the Early Paleogene of North America and Europe. An almost complete, articulated skeleton from the Early Eocene marine deposits of the Fur Formation (Denmark) was recen...

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Published in:Zootaxa
Main Authors: BOURDON, ESTELLE, LINDOW, BENT
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Mangolia Press 2015
Subjects:
Aves
Eocene
Denmark
Fur Formation
Lithornis
Ypresian
Fossa
Nasi
North Atlantic
Online Access:https://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.4032.5.2
https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4032.5.2

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