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Elopteryx
Taxonomy
Elopteryx was named by Andrews (1913).
It was assigned to Aves by Andrews (1913); to Pelecaniformes by Harrison and Walker (1975); to Elopterygidae by Lambrecht (1933), Wetmore (1960), Howard (1972) and Olson (1985); to Troodontidae by Weishampel et al. (1991); to Dromaeosauridae by Le Loeuff et al. (1992) and Le Loeuff and Buffetaut (1998); and to Alvarezsauridae by Xu et al. (2010).
It was assigned to Aves by Andrews (1913); to Pelecaniformes by Harrison and Walker (1975); to Elopterygidae by Lambrecht (1933), Wetmore (1960), Howard (1972) and Olson (1985); to Troodontidae by Weishampel et al. (1991); to Dromaeosauridae by Le Loeuff et al. (1992) and Le Loeuff and Buffetaut (1998); and to Alvarezsauridae by Xu et al. (2010).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1913 | Elopteryx Andrews p. 195 figs. 1-2 |
| 1933 | Elopteryx Lambrecht p. 287 |
| 1960 | Elopteryx Wetmore p. 25 |
| 1972 | Elopteryx Howard p. 5 |
| 1975 | Elopteryx Harrison and Walker p. 563 |
| 1985 | Elopteryx Olson p. 192 |
| 1991 | Elopteryx Weishampel et al. p. 209 |
| 1992 | Elopteryx Le Loeuff et al. p. 339 |
| 1998 | Elopteryx Le Loeuff and Buffetaut p. 110 |
| 2010 | Elopteryx Xu et al. p. 15 |
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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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| References: Marsh 1875, Benton 1983 | |||||
Age range: Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 70.60000 to 66.00000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early/Lower Maastrichtian | Romania (Hunedoara) | E. nopcsai (59410 97948) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | Romania (Hunedoara) | E. nopcsai (26369) |