Lithoptila

Not to be confused with Lithophila.

Lithoptila abdounensis is an extinct species of prophaethontid seabird that lived during the Palaeogene period. It is a distant relative of the tropicbirds.

Lithoptila Temporal range: Paleocene (Thanetian), 59.2–56 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Phaethontiformes
Family:	†Prophaethontidae
Genus:	†Lithoptila Bourdon, 2005
Species:	†L. abdounensis
Binomial name
†Lithoptila abdounensis Bourdon, E. et al. 2005

Distribution

L. abdounensis lived in Morocco,^[1] its fossils having been found in strata dating to both the Late Palaeocene and Early Eocene.^[2]