Liptornis Explained

Liptornis is a genus of fossil birds of uncertain affinities. The type species is L. hesternus.[1] It was described by Argentine palaeontologist Florentino Ameghino in 1894 from a large cervical vertebra from the Middle Miocene Santa Cruz Formation of Patagonia. At the time, it was referred to the Pelecanidae, though this is questionable. In his 1933 palaeornithological review, Lambrecht referred it only to the superfamily Sulides without placing it in a family.[2] A later study has suggested family Anhingidae.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=53644 Liptornis hesternus
  2. Book: The fossil record of birds . Avian Biology, vol. VIII . Donald S. Farner . James R. King . Kenneth C. Parkes . Olson, Storrs L. . 1985 . Academic Press . 0-12-249408-3 . 201 .
  3. Web site: †Liptornis (darter) . Paleobiology Database . Fossilworks . 17 December 2021 . 13 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211213030605/http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=53645 . dead .

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