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Scansoriopterygidae

Osteichthyes - Scansoriopterygidae

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by J. Alroy on 2008-12-11; modified by M. Carrano on 2015-06-12

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Scansoriopterygidae Czerkas and Yuan p. 64
2008Scansoriopterygidae Zhang et al. p. 1105
2019Scansoriopterygidae Wang et al. p. 256

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
RankNameAuthor
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
familyScansoriopterygidae
familyScansoriopterygidae

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.

Fm. †Scansoriopterygidae Czerkas and Yuan 2002
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G. †Ambopteryx Wang et al. 2019
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†Ambopteryx longibrachium Wang et al. 2019
G. †Epidendrosaurus Zhang et al. 2002
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†Epidendrosaurus ningchengensis Zhang et al. 2002
G. †Scansoriopteryx Czerkas and Yuan 2002
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†Scansoriopteryx heilmanni Czerkas and Yuan 2002
G. †Yi Xu et al. 2015
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†Yi qi Xu et al. 2015
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:39:15
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:39:15
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
References: Kiessling 2004, Benton 1983, Marsh 1875

Age range: base of the Callovian to the top of the Early/Lower Aptian or 165.30000 to 119.57000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Callovian165.3 - 161.5China (Nei Mongol) Epidendrosaurus ningchengensis (27891)
Callovian - Oxfordian165.3 - 154.8China (Hebei) Yi qi (168798)
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 143.1China (Liaoning) Ambopteryx longibrachium (103743)
Late/Upper Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian125.77 - 119.57China (Liaoning) Scansoriopteryx heilmanni (13937)