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Muzquizopteryx
Taxonomy
Muzquizopteryx was named by Frey et al. (2006). Its type is Muzquizopteryx coahuilensis.
It was assigned to Nyctosauridae by Frey et al. (2006); to Nyctosauridae by Frey and Stinnesbeck (2014); and to Ornithocheiroidea by Andres et al. (2014).
It was assigned to Nyctosauridae by Frey et al. (2006); to Nyctosauridae by Frey and Stinnesbeck (2014); and to Ornithocheiroidea by Andres et al. (2014).
Species
M. coahuilensis (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2006 | Muzquizopteryx Frey et al. |
| 2014 | Muzquizopteryx Andres et al. |
| 2014 | Muzquizopteryx Frey and Stinnesbeck p. 131 |
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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.
G. †Muzquizopteryx Frey et al. 2006
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†Muzquizopteryx coahuilensis Frey et al. 2006
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Padian 1985, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: base of the Late/Upper Turonian to the top of the Early/Lower Coniacian or 93.90000 to 85.70000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Turonian - Early/Lower Coniacian | Mexico (Coahuila) | M. sp., Nyctosauridae indet. (92293) |