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Longisquama
Taxonomy
Longisquama was named by Sharov (1970). Its type is Longisquama insignis. It is the type genus of Longisquamidae. It was considered monophyletic by Unwin et al. (2000).
It was assigned to Longisquamidae by Sharov (1970) and Unwin et al. (2000); and to Avicephala by Senter (2004).
It was assigned to Longisquamidae by Sharov (1970) and Unwin et al. (2000); and to Avicephala by Senter (2004).
Species
L. insignis (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1970 | Longisquama Sharov |
| 2000 | Longisquama Unwin et al. p. 182 |
| 2004 | Longisquama Senter p. 260 |
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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: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Ladinian - Carnian | Kyrgyzstan (Batken) | L. insignis (115162) |