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Xixianykus zhangi
Taxonomy
Xixianykus zhangi was named by Xu et al. (2010). Its type specimen is XMDFEC V0011, a partial skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Zhoujiagou, Yangcheng, which is in a Coniacian/Santonian terrestrial horizon in the Majiacun Formation of China. It is the type species of Xixianykus.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2010 | Xixianykus zhangi Xu et al. p. 2 figs. 2-7 |
| 2012 | Xixianykus zhangi Agnolin et al. p. 47 |
| 2014 | Xixianykus zhangi Delcourt and Grillo p. 312 |
| 2023 | Xixianykus zhangi Averianov et al. p. 68 |
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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.
†Xixianykus zhangi Xu et al. 2010
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Benton 1983, Marsh 1875 | |||||
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) | Xixianykus zhangi (type locality: 94887) |