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Boreopterus giganticus
Taxonomy
Boreopterus giganticus was named by Jiang et al. (2014). Its type specimen is IVPP V14588, a partial skull (skull and mandible), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Heichengzi, Beipiao, which is in a Barremian/Aptian terrestrial horizon in the Yixian Formation of China.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2014 | Boreopterus giganticus Jiang et al. p. 824 |
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†Boreopterus giganticus Jiang et al. 2014
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| S.-X. Jiang et al. 2014 | Large-sized Boreopterus, with the autapomorphy extensively fenestrated lacrimal. In addition, the following characters in combination diagnose this species: piriform orbit and a lacrimal process directing posteriorly. |
Measurements
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| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Wang and Zhou 2006, Padian 1985, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: base of the Late/Upper Barremian to the top of the Early/Lower Aptian or 125.77000 to 119.57000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian | China (Liaoning) | Boreopterus giganticus (type locality: 165516) |