Lithornis hookeri

Lithornis Temporal range:
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
Binomial name
Lithornis hookeri Harrison, 1984
Synonyms
Pediorallus hookeri Harrison, 1984

Lithornis hookeri is a member of the family Lithornithidae.

Description

Lithornis hookeri is the smallest of the Lithornithidae.

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.

References

Houde, Peter (1988). "Paleognathous Birds from the Early Tertiary of the Northern Hemisphere" (pdf). Publications of the Nuttall Ornithological Club. 22. Cambridge Massachusetts, USA: Nuttall Ornithological Club: 32–34. {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |laydate=, |coauthors=, |trans_title=, |month=, |laysummary=, and |laysource= (help)