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Laopteryx
Taxonomy
Laopteryx was named by Marsh (1881). Its type is Laopteryx priscus.
It was assigned to Saururae by Zittel (1890); to Aves by Marsh (1881) and Mook (1916); to Archaeopterygidae by Hay (1902) and Hay (1930); to Aves by Lambrecht (1933); to Pterosauria by Brodkorb (1978); to Pterosauria by Ostrom (1986); and to Pterodactyloidea by Galton (1981) and Chure et al. (2006).
It was assigned to Saururae by Zittel (1890); to Aves by Marsh (1881) and Mook (1916); to Archaeopterygidae by Hay (1902) and Hay (1930); to Aves by Lambrecht (1933); to Pterosauria by Brodkorb (1978); to Pterosauria by Ostrom (1986); and to Pterodactyloidea by Galton (1981) and Chure et al. (2006).
Synonymy list
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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. †Laopteryx Marsh 1881
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Diagnosis
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Measurements
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| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Padian 1985 | |||||
Collections
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