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Taxonomy
Tridentigerpes was named by Xing et al. (2019). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Tridentigerpes huashibanleei.
It was assigned to Aves by Xing et al. (2019).
It was assigned to Aves by Xing et al. (2019).
Species
T. huashibanleei (type species), T. pinuelai
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2019 | Tridentigerpes Xing et al. p. 521 |
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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. †Tridentigerpes Xing et al. 2019
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†Tridentigerpes huashibanleei Xing et al. 2019
†Tridentigerpes pinuelai Xing et al. 2019
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| L. Xing et al. 2019 | Weakly mesaxonic tridactyl tracks with unusually wide digit divarication, averaging from ~107°~135° in three sam- ples, and short digit III giving pes length width ratios of ~0.5–0.80. Trackway narrow with step typically 4 time track length.
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Measurements
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| References: Marsh 1875, Benton 1983 | |||||
Age range: base of the Late/Upper Jurassic to the top of the Coniacian or 161.50000 to 86.30000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Jurassic | China (Yunnan) | T. huashibanleei (229403) | |
| Albian - Coniacian | China (Fujian) | T. sp. (229370) |