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Taxonomy
Fujianvenator was named by Xu et al. (2023). Its type is Fujianvenator prodigiosus.
It was assigned to Avialae by Xu et al. (2023).
It was assigned to Avialae by Xu et al. (2023).
Species
F. prodigiosus (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Fujianvenator Xu 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.
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| L. Xu et al. 2023 | Fujianvenator differs from all other paravians in the following combination of features (* indicates probable autapomorphy): chevrons located posterior to the fourth caudal vertebra twice longer anteroposteriorly than dorsoventrally; scapula less than half the length of the humerus; sternum ossified; humerus longer than femur; metacarpals I and II that have asymmetric ginglymoid distal articulations with enlarged medial condyles* (the three manual digits of maniraptorans are here denoted as I, II and III, following a previous study12); ungual of manual digit I much larger than that of other digits; manual phalanx II-1 longer than II-2; pubic apron mediolaterally broad and imperforated; short ischium that has a distally located obturator process and a posterior process distally located*; elongated tibia twice as long as the femur*; and metatarsal II mediolaterally wider than other metatarsals. |
Measurements
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| Source: subo = suborder, o = order | |||||
| References: Marsh 1875, Benton 1983 | |||||
Age range: base of the Late/Upper Kimmeridgian to the top of the Early/Lower Tithonian or 155.70000 to 145.00000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Kimmeridgian - Early/Lower Tithonian | China (Fujian) | F. prodigiosus (231775) |