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Xixianykus
Taxonomy
Xixianykus was named by Xu et al. (2010). Its type is Xixianykus zhangi.
It was assigned to Ceratonykini by Agnolin et al. (2012); to Alvarezsauridae by Delcourt and Grillo (2014); and to Parvicursorinae by Xu et al. (2010), Averianov and Lopatin (2021), Kubo et al. (2023).
It was assigned to Ceratonykini by Agnolin et al. (2012); to Alvarezsauridae by Delcourt and Grillo (2014); and to Parvicursorinae by Xu et al. (2010), Averianov and Lopatin (2021), Kubo et al. (2023).
Species
X. zhangi (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2010 | Xixianykus Xu et al. p. 2 |
| 2012 | Xixianykus Agnolin et al. p. 47 |
| 2014 | Xixianykus Delcourt and Grillo p. 312 |
| 2021 | Xixianykus Averianov and Lopatin |
| 2023 | Xixianykus Kubo et al. p. 29 fig. 18 |
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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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| References: Marsh 1875, Benton 1983 | |||||
Age range: base of the Late/Upper Coniacian to the top of the Santonian or 89.30000 to 83.60000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Coniacian - Santonian | China (Henan) | X. zhangi (94887) |