Lithoptila

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Lithoptila
Temporal range: Paleocene (Thanetian), 59.2–56  Ma
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Phaethontiformes
Family:† Prophaethontidae
Genus:† Lithoptila
Bourdon, 2005
Species:
†L. abdounensis
Binomial name
†Lithoptila abdounensis
Bourdon, E. et al. 2005

Lithoptila abdounensis is an extinct species of prophaethontid seabird that lived during the Palaeogene period. It is a distant relative of the tropicbirds.

Distribution

L. abdounensis lived in Morocco, [1] its fossils having been found in strata dating to both the Late Palaeocene and Early Eocene. [2]

References

  1. ↑ Bourdon, Estelle; Bouya, Baâdi; Iarochene, Mohamed (2005). "Earliest African neornithine bird: A new species of prophaethontidae (Aves) from the Paleocene of Morocco". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology . 25: 157. doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2005)025[0157:EANBAN]2.0.CO;2. ISSN   0272-4634. S2CID   86218884 . Retrieved 4 March 2025– via BioOne Digital Library.
  2. ↑ Bourdon, Estelle; Mourer-Chauviré, Cécile; Amaghzaz, Mbarek; Bouya, Baâdi (12 September 2008). "New specimens of Lithoptila abdounensis (Aves, Prophaethontidae) from the lower Paleogene of Morocco". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology . 28 (3): 751–761. doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2008)28[751:NSOLAA]2.0.CO;2. ISSN   0272-4634 . Retrieved 4 March 2025– via Taylor and Francis Online.


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