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Alioramus
Taxonomy
Alioramus was named by Kurzanov (1976). Its type is Alioramus remotus. It was considered monophyletic by Currie (2000).
It was assigned to Carnosauria by Gauthier (1986); to Tyrannosauroidea by Holtz (2004), Li et al. (2009); to Tyrannosaurinae by Paul (1988), Holtz (1997), Currie (2000), Holtz (2001), Currie (2003), Currie et al. (2003), Carr et al. (2011), Carr et al. (2017); to Tyrannosauridae by Kurzanov (1976), Barsbold (1983), Carroll (1988), Kurzanov (1989), Molnar et al. (1990), Weishampel et al. (1991), Molnar (1991), Currie (1992), Currie and Zhao (1994), Vickaryous and Ryan (1997), Barsbold (1997), Knoll et al. (1999), Rauhut (2003), Brusatte et al. (2009), Averianov et al. (2012), Dalman (2013), Hendrickx and Mateus (2014), Brougham et al. (2019); and to Alioramini by Lü et al. (2014), Scherer and Voiculescu-Holvad (2024).
It was assigned to Carnosauria by Gauthier (1986); to Tyrannosauroidea by Holtz (2004), Li et al. (2009); to Tyrannosaurinae by Paul (1988), Holtz (1997), Currie (2000), Holtz (2001), Currie (2003), Currie et al. (2003), Carr et al. (2011), Carr et al. (2017); to Tyrannosauridae by Kurzanov (1976), Barsbold (1983), Carroll (1988), Kurzanov (1989), Molnar et al. (1990), Weishampel et al. (1991), Molnar (1991), Currie (1992), Currie and Zhao (1994), Vickaryous and Ryan (1997), Barsbold (1997), Knoll et al. (1999), Rauhut (2003), Brusatte et al. (2009), Averianov et al. (2012), Dalman (2013), Hendrickx and Mateus (2014), Brougham et al. (2019); and to Alioramini by Lü et al. (2014), Scherer and Voiculescu-Holvad (2024).
Species
A. remotus (syn. A. altai) (type species), A. sinensis
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1976 | Alioramus Kurzanov p. 93 figs. 1-9 |
| 1983 | Alioramus Barsbold p. 95 |
| 1986 | Alioramus Gauthier p. 9 |
| 1988 | Alioramus Carroll |
| 1988 | Alioramus Paul p. 327 |
| 1989 | Alioramus Kurzanov p. 5 |
| 1990 | Alioramus Molnar et al. p. 190 |
| 1991 | Alioramus Molnar p. 166 |
| 1991 | Alioramus Weishampel et al. p. 209 |
| 1992 | Alioramus Currie p. 241 |
| 1994 | Alioramus Currie and Zhao p. 2079 |
| 1997 | Alioramus Barsbold p. 448 |
| 1997 | Alioramus Holtz, Jr. p. 53A |
| 1997 | Alioramus Vickaryous and Ryan p. 488 |
| 1999 | Alioramus Knoll et al. p. 105 |
| 2000 | Alioramus Currie pp. 448-449 |
| 2001 | Alioramus Holtz, Jr. pp. 68-69 fig. 7.2 |
| 2003 | Alioramus Currie p. 663 |
| 2003 | Alioramus Currie et al. p. 230 fig. 2 |
| 2003 | Alioramus Rauhut p. 43 |
| 2004 | Alioramus Holtz, Jr. p. 113 |
| 2009 | Alioramus Brusatte et al. p. 17261 |
| 2009 | Alioramus Li et al. |
| 2011 | Alioramus Carr et al. |
| 2012 | Alioramus Averianov et al. p. 145 |
| 2013 | Alioramus Dalman p. 241 |
| 2014 | Alioramus Hendrickx and Mateus |
| 2014 | Alioramus Lü et al. |
| 2017 | Alioramus Carr et al. p. 9s |
| 2019 | Alioramus Brougham et al. p. 14 |
| 2024 | Alioramus Scherer and Voiculescu-Holvad |
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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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| Source: subo = suborder, o = order | |||||
| References: Marsh 1875, Benton 1983 | |||||
Age range: Maastrichtian or 72.10000 to 66.00000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maastrichtian | China (Jiangxi) | Qianzhousaurus sinensis (147070) | |
| Maastrichtian | Mongolia (Bayankhongor) | A. remotus (91909) | |
| Maastrichtian | Mongolia (Omnogov) | A. altai (113009) |