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Lithornithidae

extinct clade of early paleognath birds
Taxon fossil_taxon Q19169
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Lithornithidae

Summary

Lithornithidae is a fossil taxon[1]. Lithornithidae ranks in the top 4% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (113 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lithornithidae's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon[3].
  • Lithornithidae is classified at the rank of family[4].
  • Lithornithidae belongs to the parent taxon Lithornithiformes[5].
  • Lithornithidae's scientific name is Lithornithidae[6].
  • Lithornithidae's Commons category is recorded as Lithornithiformes[7].
  • Lithornithidae began on -67000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[8].
  • Lithornithidae ended on -40000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[9].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Lithornithidae is Lithornithidae[6]. Lithornithidae is classified at the rank of family[4]. Lithornithidae is classified within Lithornithiformes[5].

Identifiers

Lithornithidae's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 4434497[10]. Lithornithidae's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4850308[11].

Why It Matters

Lithornithidae ranks in the top 4% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (113 views/month).[2] Lithornithidae has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · PieterJanR · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    End time → -40000000-00-00T00:00:00Z
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    Taxon rank → family
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