Tytthostonyx
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Tytthostonyx Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Procellariiformes |
Family: | †Tytthostonychidae Olson & Parris, 1987[1] |
Genus: | †Tytthostonyx Olson & Parris, 1987[1] |
Species: | †T. glauconiticus |
Binomial name | |
†Tytthostonyx glauconiticus Olson & Parris, 1987[1] |
Tytthostonyx is a genus of prehistoric seabird. Found in the much-debated Hornerstown Formation which straddles the Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary 66 million years ago, this animal was apparently closely related to the ancestor of some modern birds, such as Procellariiformes and/or "Pelecaniformes". A single species is placed herein, Tytthostonyx glauconiticus.[1]
It has been placed into a family of its own, Tytthostonychidae.[1]
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