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single source. (July 2024) |
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
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Binomial name | |
†Tytthostonyx glauconiticus Olson & Parris, 1987
[1]
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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]
This article relies largely or entirely on a
single source. (July 2024) |
Tytthostonyx Temporal range:
Late Cretaceous,
| |
---|---|
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]