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Alcione
Taxonomy
Alcione was named by Longrich et al. (2018). Its type is Alcione elainus.
It was assigned to Nyctosauridae by Longrich et al. (2018); and to Aponyctosauria by Fernandes et al. (2022).
It was assigned to Nyctosauridae by Longrich et al. (2018); and to Aponyctosauria by Fernandes et al. (2022).
Species
A. elainus (type species)
Entered
by P. Mannion on 2018-06-05; modified by P. Mannion on 2018-06-06
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2018 | Alcione Longrich et al. |
| 2022 | Alcione Fernandes et al. |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Padian 1985 | |||||
Age range: Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | Morocco (Khouribga) | A. elainus (193774) |