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Microraptor zhaoianus

Reptilia - Dromaeosauridae

Taxonomy
Microraptor zhaoianus was named by Xu et al. (2000). It is not extant. Its type specimen is IVPP V.12330. Its type locality is Xiasanjiazi, which is in an Aptian lacustrine sandstone/mudstone in the Jiufotang Formation of China.

Synonyms
  • Cryptovolans pauli was named by Czerkas et al. (2002). Its type specimen is LPM 0200, 0201, a skeleton, and it is a compression preserving soft parts. Its type locality is Shangheshou, which is in an Aptian lacustrine sandstone/mudstone in the Jiufotang Formation of China.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Microraptor zhaoianus by Senter et al. (2004).
  • Archaeoraptor liaoningensis was named by Sloan (1999). Its type specimen is IVPP V12330, a set of vertebrae, and it is a compression preserving soft parts. Its type locality is Xiasanjiazi, which is in an Aptian lacustrine sandstone/mudstone in the Jiufotang Formation of China.

    It was synonymized objectively with Microraptor zhaoianus by Xu et al. (2000).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Archaeoraptor liaoningensis Sloan p. 98
2000Archaeoraptor liaoningensis Olson p. 3
2000Microraptor zhaoianus Xu et al. p. 705 figs. 1-4
2002Cryptovolans pauli Czerkas et al. p. 101 figs. 1-20
2003Microraptor zhaoianus Currie p. 56
2003Microraptor zhaoianus Rauhut p. 37
2004Microraptor zhaoianus Burnham et al. p. 42A
2004Microraptor zhaoianus Liu et al. p. 778
2004Microraptor zhaoianus Norell and Hwang p. 8
2004Microraptor zhaoianus Norell and Makovicky p. 198
2004Microraptor zhaoianus Senter et al. p. 5
2005Microraptor zhaoianus Buffetaut et al. p. 480
2007Microraptor zhaoianus Ji and Ji p. 339
2007Microraptor zhaoianus Senter p. 2
2007Microraptor zhaoianus Turner et al. p. 5
2008Microraptor zhaoianus Godefroit et al. p. 432
2009Microraptor zhaoianus Bever and Norell p. 45
2009Microraptor zhaoianus Chanthasit and Buffetaut p. 148
2009Microraptor zhaoianus Ezcurra p. 1342
2009Microraptor zhaoianus Longrich and Currie
2009Microraptor zhaoianus Zheng et al.
2009Microraptor zhaoianus van der Lubbe et al. p. 405
2010Cryptovolans pauli Amiot et al. p. 351
2010Microraptor zhaoianus Amiot et al. p. 351
2011Microraptor zhaoianus Gianechini et al. p. 285
2011Microraptor zhaoianus Goianechini and Apesteguía p. 180
2011Microraptor zhaoianus O'Connor et al. p. 19662
2011Microraptor zhaoianus Turner et al. p. 5
2012Cryptovolans pauli Gong et al. p. 82
2012Microraptor zhaoianus Gong et al. p. 82
2012Microraptor zhaoianus Prieto-Marquez et al. p. 127
2013Microraptor zhaoianus Richter et al. p. 305
2015Microraptor zhaoianus Parsons and Parsons p. 6
2018Microraptor zhaoianus Xing et al. p. 53

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

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.

†Microraptor zhaoianus Xu et al. 2000
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Invalid names: Archaeoraptor liaoningensis Sloan 1999 [objective synonym], Cryptovolans pauli Czerkas et al. 2002 [synonym]
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: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: carnivoref
Reproduction: oviparousf
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2005-09-11 17:04:18
Modified: 2005-09-11 19:04:18
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Marsh 1875, Holtz et al. 2000

Age range: Aptian or 121.40000 to 113.20000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian121.4 - 113.2China (Liaoning) Dromaeosauridae indet. (79518) Microraptor zhaoianus (55426 118207) Microraptor zhaoianus, Archaeoraptor liaoningensis (type locality: 55708)