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Alienopterus
Taxonomy
Alienopterus was named by Bai et al. (2016). Its type is Alienopterus brachyelytrus.
It was assigned to Alienopteridae by Bai et al. (2016), Vršanský et al. (2018), Luo et al. (2022).
It was assigned to Alienopteridae by Bai et al. (2016), Vršanský et al. (2018), Luo et al. (2022).
Species
A. brachyelytrus (type species), A. imposter
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2016 | Alienopterus Bai et al. p. 318 |
| 2018 | Alienopterus Vršanský et al. p. 989 |
| 2022 | Alienopterus Luo et al. |
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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. †Alienopterus Bai et al. 2016
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†Alienopterus brachyelytrus Bai et al. 2016
†Alienopterus imposter Vršanský et al. 2025
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Albian to the top of the Early/Lower Cenomanian or 113.20000 to 93.90000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Albian | South Korea | A. imposter (184781) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | Myanmar | A. brachyelytrus (178121) |