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IRMNG name details

Archaeovolans Czerkas & Xu, 2002 †

1143501  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1143501)

 unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Genus
marine, terrestrial
fossil only
Dinosaur Mus J 1
page(s): 46 [details]   
Taxonomic remark Listed as an accepted taxon in The Paleobiology DB as at 2023 (following Czerkas & Xu, 2002), however a synonym of Yanornis...  
Taxonomic remark Listed as an accepted taxon in The Paleobiology DB as at 2023 (following Czerkas & Xu, 2002), however a synonym of Yanornis according to more recent sources. [details]

Taxonomic remark From https://www.theropoddatabase.com/Ornithuromorpha.htm: The specimen IVPP V12444 was fraudulently combined with the tail...  
Taxonomic remark From https://www.theropoddatabase.com/Ornithuromorpha.htm: The specimen IVPP V12444 was fraudulently combined with the tail of the Microraptor zhaoianus holotype by a Chinese farmer ... The specimen was returned to the IVPP in May, 2000 and Zhou and Zhang were asked to work on the ornithuromorph section. They noticed the similarity with Yanornis shortly before completing their paper on that taxon in December 2000. Rowe et al. (2001) detailed the composite nature of the specimen, recognizing it was from at least two, and possibly up to five animals. They noted the ornithuromorph section (IVPP V 12444) was to be described by Xu (in prep.), which later appeared as Czerkas and Xu (2002). These authors described the specimen as a new taxon of ornithurine bird- Archaeovolans repatriates. Czerkas and Xu noted in an addendum that the recently described Yanornis martini was extremely similar and might be congeneric, though they also thought differences were present. Zhou et al. published their work in 2002, noting that both anatomy and proportions were nearly identical in the holotypes for the two species and synonymized them. [details]
IRMNG (2023). Archaeovolans Czerkas & Xu, 2002 †. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1143501 on 2024-09-08
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2009-04-13 22:00:00Z
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2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
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2019-02-19 06:37:00Z
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2022-05-18 07:06:25Z
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2023-02-20 17:57:18Z
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original description Dinosaur Mus J 1
page(s): 46 [details]   

basis of record Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. , available online at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ [details]   

additional source Mortimer, M. (2004-current). The Theropod Database (2023 version). , available online at https://www.theropoddatabase.com/ [details]   

source of synonymy Kaiser, G. W. (2007). The Inner Bird: Anatomy and Evolution. UBC Press, 386 pp.  [details]   

name verified source Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. , available online at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ [details]   

extant flag source Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. , available online at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ [details]   
From other sources
Taxonomic remark Listed as an accepted taxon in The Paleobiology DB as at 2023 (following Czerkas & Xu, 2002), however a synonym of Yanornis according to more recent sources. [details]

Taxonomic remark From https://www.theropoddatabase.com/Ornithuromorpha.htm: The specimen IVPP V12444 was fraudulently combined with the tail of the Microraptor zhaoianus holotype by a Chinese farmer ... The specimen was returned to the IVPP in May, 2000 and Zhou and Zhang were asked to work on the ornithuromorph section. They noticed the similarity with Yanornis shortly before completing their paper on that taxon in December 2000. Rowe et al. (2001) detailed the composite nature of the specimen, recognizing it was from at least two, and possibly up to five animals. They noted the ornithuromorph section (IVPP V 12444) was to be described by Xu (in prep.), which later appeared as Czerkas and Xu (2002). These authors described the specimen as a new taxon of ornithurine bird- Archaeovolans repatriates. Czerkas and Xu noted in an addendum that the recently described Yanornis martini was extremely similar and might be congeneric, though they also thought differences were present. Zhou et al. published their work in 2002, noting that both anatomy and proportions were nearly identical in the holotypes for the two species and synonymized them. [details]

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