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Patagonykus
Taxonomy
Patagonykus was named by Novas (1994). Its type is Patagonykus puertai.
It was assigned to Patagonykinae by Agnolin et al. (2012), Novas et al. (2013); to Alvarezsauridae by Novas (1994), Chiappe et al. (1996), Novas (1996), Chiappe (1996), Novas (1997), Chiappe et al. (1998), Norell and Makovicky (1999), Chiappe (2002), Chiappe et al. (2002), Padian (2004), Martínez and Novas (2006), Novas et al. (2006), Martinelli and Vera (2007), Longrich and Currie (2009), Turner et al. (2009), Salgado et al. (2009), Xu et al. (2010), Choiniere et al. (2010), Porfiri et al. (2011), Nesbitt et al. (2011), Candeiro and Harris (2012), Delcourt and Grillo (2014); and to Alvarezsauroidea by Kubo et al. (2023).
It was assigned to Patagonykinae by Agnolin et al. (2012), Novas et al. (2013); to Alvarezsauridae by Novas (1994), Chiappe et al. (1996), Novas (1996), Chiappe (1996), Novas (1997), Chiappe et al. (1998), Norell and Makovicky (1999), Chiappe (2002), Chiappe et al. (2002), Padian (2004), Martínez and Novas (2006), Novas et al. (2006), Martinelli and Vera (2007), Longrich and Currie (2009), Turner et al. (2009), Salgado et al. (2009), Xu et al. (2010), Choiniere et al. (2010), Porfiri et al. (2011), Nesbitt et al. (2011), Candeiro and Harris (2012), Delcourt and Grillo (2014); and to Alvarezsauroidea by Kubo et al. (2023).
Species
P. puertai (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1994 | Patagonykus Novas |
| 1996 | Patagonykus Chiappe p. 540 |
| 1996 | Patagonykus Chiappe et al. p. 560 fig. 2 |
| 1996 | Patagonykus Novas p. 676 fig. 1 |
| 1997 | Patagonykus Novas p. 141 |
| 1998 | Patagonykus Chiappe et al. p. 277 fig. 4 |
| 1999 | Patagonykus Norell and Makovicky p. 35 |
| 2002 | Patagonykus Chiappe p. 451 fig. 20.1 |
| 2002 | Patagonykus Chiappe et al. p. 90 |
| 2004 | Patagonykus Padian p. 211 |
| 2006 | Patagonykus Martínez and Novas p. 243 |
| 2006 | Patagonykus Novas et al. p. 63 |
| 2007 | Patagonykus Martinelli and Vera p. 12 |
| 2009 | Patagonykus Longrich and Currie p. 246 fig. 11 |
| 2009 | Patagonykus Salgado et al. p. 78 |
| 2009 | Patagonykus Turner et al. p. 3 |
| 2010 | Patagonykus Choiniere et al. p. 573 figs. 2, S1 |
| 2010 | Patagonykus Xu et al. p. 14 fig. 8 |
| 2011 | Patagonykus Nesbitt et al. p. 149 |
| 2011 | Patagonykus Porfiri et al. p. 111 |
| 2012 | Patagonykus Agnolin et al. p. 35 |
| 2012 | Patagonykus Candeiro and Harris p. 74 |
| 2013 | Patagonykus Novas et al. p. 195 |
| 2014 | Patagonykus Delcourt and Grillo p. 312 |
| 2023 | Patagonykus Kubo et al. p. 29 fig. 18 |
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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, Kiessling 2004, Benton 1983 | |||||
Age range: base of the Late/Upper Turonian to the top of the Early/Lower Coniacian or 93.90000 to 85.70000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Turonian - Early/Lower Coniacian | Argentina (Neuquén) | Theropoda indet. (48461) |