Thiornis Temporal range:
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Fossil slab of Thiornis sociata | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Podicipediformes |
Family: | Podicipedidae |
Genus: | †Thiornis Navás, 1922 |
Type species | |
†Thiornis sociata | |
Synonyms | |
Podiceps sociatus (Navás, 1922) sensu Olson, 1995 |
Thiornis is a fossil genus of Middle Miocene grebe known from a nearly complete specimen from Libros, Spain. Originally classified as a type of moorhen, Thiornis has since been classified as a species of grebe. The overall anatomy of the bird is identical to modern grebes. It contains a single species, T. sociata.