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    Lithornithidae is an extinct, possibly paraphyletic (but see below) group of early paleognath birds. They are known from fossils dating to the Upper Paleocene...
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    †Asteriornis? †Eremopezus? †Limenavis? †Lithornithidae Calciavis Fissuravis Lithornis Paracathartes Pseudocrypturus...
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    reconsidered a distant relative of the ostrich and is now in the ratite family Lithornithidae. Filholornis from the Late Eocene or Early Oligocene of France is occasionally...
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    †Asteriornis? †Eremopezus? †Limenavis? †Lithornithidae Calciavis Fissuravis Lithornis Paracathartes Pseudocrypturus...
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    †Asteriornis? †Eremopezus? †Limenavis? †Lithornithidae Calciavis Fissuravis Lithornis Paracathartes Pseudocrypturus...
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    †Asteriornis? †Eremopezus? †Limenavis? †Lithornithidae Calciavis Fissuravis Lithornis Paracathartes Pseudocrypturus...
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    †Asteriornis? †Eremopezus? †Limenavis? †Lithornithidae Calciavis Fissuravis Lithornis Paracathartes Pseudocrypturus...
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    Mayr, Gerald (2008). "First substantial Middle Eocene record of the Lithornithidae (Aves): A postcranial skeleton from Messel (Germany)". Annales de Paléontologie...
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    †Asteriornis? †Eremopezus? †Limenavis? †Lithornithidae Calciavis Fissuravis Lithornis Paracathartes Pseudocrypturus...
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  • Eocene (Ypresian) London Clay  United Kingdom A member of the family Lithornithidae; a species of Pseudocrypturus. ?Pseudocrypturus gracilipes Sp. nov Valid...
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    †Asteriornis? †Eremopezus? †Limenavis? †Lithornithidae Calciavis Fissuravis Lithornis Paracathartes Pseudocrypturus...
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    †Asteriornis? †Eremopezus? †Limenavis? †Lithornithidae Calciavis Fissuravis Lithornis Paracathartes Pseudocrypturus...
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    †Asteriornis? †Eremopezus? †Limenavis? †Lithornithidae Calciavis Fissuravis Lithornis Paracathartes Pseudocrypturus...
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    Lithornis (category Lithornithidae)
    it was moved to Lithornis hookeri. L. hookeri is the smallest of the Lithornithidae. W. George collected the original fossil in the Division A London Clay...
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    †Asteriornis? †Eremopezus? †Limenavis? †Lithornithidae Calciavis Fissuravis Lithornis Paracathartes Pseudocrypturus...
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  • Formation (early Eocene) lithornithids (Aves) and the relationships of Lithornithidae". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History (406): 1–93. doi:10...
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    †Asteriornis? †Eremopezus? †Limenavis? †Lithornithidae Calciavis Fissuravis Lithornis Paracathartes Pseudocrypturus...
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    †Asteriornis? †Eremopezus? †Limenavis? †Lithornithidae Calciavis Fissuravis Lithornis Paracathartes Pseudocrypturus...
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    †Asteriornis? †Eremopezus? †Limenavis? †Lithornithidae Calciavis Fissuravis Lithornis Paracathartes Pseudocrypturus...
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    †Asteriornis? †Eremopezus? †Limenavis? †Lithornithidae Calciavis Fissuravis Lithornis Paracathartes Pseudocrypturus...
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    †Asteriornis? †Eremopezus? †Limenavis? †Lithornithidae Calciavis Fissuravis Lithornis Paracathartes Pseudocrypturus...
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    studies in 2021 and 2024 recovered Asteriornis as a paleognath, sister to Lithornithidae and Tinamidae, albeit "with limited support". Other researchers still...
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    Pseudocrypturus (category Lithornithidae)
    Class: Aves Infraclass: Palaeognathae Order: †Lithornithiformes Family: †Lithornithidae Genus: †Pseudocrypturus (Houde, 1988) Type species †Pseudocrypturus...
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    †Asteriornis? †Eremopezus? †Limenavis? †Lithornithidae Calciavis Fissuravis Lithornis Paracathartes Pseudocrypturus...
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    †Asteriornis? †Eremopezus? †Limenavis? †Lithornithidae Calciavis Fissuravis Lithornis Paracathartes Pseudocrypturus...
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    †Asteriornis? †Eremopezus? †Limenavis? †Lithornithidae Calciavis Fissuravis Lithornis Paracathartes Pseudocrypturus...
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  • †Pachyornis geranoides (Owen 1848) Worthy 2005 (Mantell's moa) Family †Lithornithidae Houde 1988 (false tinamous) Genus †Calciavis Nesbitt & Clarke 2016 (early...
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    †Asteriornis? †Eremopezus? †Limenavis? †Lithornithidae Calciavis Fissuravis Lithornis Paracathartes Pseudocrypturus...
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  • †Asteriornis? †Eremopezus? †Limenavis? †Lithornithidae Calciavis Fissuravis Lithornis Paracathartes Pseudocrypturus...
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  • Paracathartes (category Lithornithidae)
    (1988) included it as a member of the order Lithornithiformes and family Lithornithidae. The holotype specimen is in the collection of the Royal Ontario Museum...
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