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Volaticotherium
Taxonomy
Volaticotherium was named by Meng et al. (2006). Its type is Volaticotherium antiquus. It was considered monophyletic by Meng et al. (2006).
It was assigned to Volaticotherini by Gaetano and Rougier (2011); and to Volaticotheriidae by Meng et al. (2006) and Averianov and Lopatin (2011).
It was assigned to Volaticotherini by Gaetano and Rougier (2011); and to Volaticotheriidae by Meng et al. (2006) and Averianov and Lopatin (2011).
Species
V. antiquus (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2006 | Volaticotherium Meng et al. p. 889 |
| 2011 | Volaticotherium Averianov and Lopatin p. 33 |
| 2011 | Volaticotherium Gaetano and Rougier p. 839 fig. 7 |
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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: g = genus, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Luo et al. 2003, Hopson 1973, Meng et al. 2006, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: Early/Lower Callovian or 164.70000 to 161.20000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early/Lower Callovian | China (Nei Mongol) | V. antiquus (27891) |