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Taxonomy
Yixianosaurus longimanus was named by Xu and Wang (2003). Its type specimen is IVPP V.12638, a partial skeleton, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Wangjiagou, which is in a Barremian/Aptian fluvial-lacustrine horizon in the Yixian Formation of China. It is the type species of Yixianosaurus.
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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2003 | Yixianosaurus longimanus Xu and Wang p. 196 figs. 1-2 |
2012 | Yixianosaurus longimanus Dececchi et al. p. 112 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
†Yixianosaurus longimanus Xu and Wang 2003
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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Source: subo = suborder, o = order | |||||
References: Marsh 1875, Benton 1983 |
Age range: base of the Late/Upper Barremian to the top of the Early/Lower Aptian or 130.00000 to 122.46000 Ma
Collections: one only
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Late/Upper Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian | China (Liaoning) | Yixianosaurus longimanus (type locality: 55683) |