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Chelydropsis kusnetzovi

Reptilia - Testudines - Chelydridae

Taxonomy
Chelydropsis kusnetzovi was named by Chkhikvadze (1985). Its type specimen is IPGAS 6-1-3 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Detskaya Zheleznaya Doroga, Pavlodar, which is in a Pliocene terrestrial horizon in the Koryakovskaya Formation of Kazakhstan.

It was recombined as Chelydrasia kusnetzovi by Hutchison (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Chelydropsis kusnetzovi Chkhikvadze
2008Chelydrasia kusnetzovi Hutchison
2016Chelydropsis kusnetzovi Joyce

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
orderTestudinesBatsch 1788
suborderCryptodira
familyChelydridae
genusChelydropsis
specieskusnetzoviChkhikvadze 1985

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.

Chelydropsis kusnetzovi Chkhikvadze 1985
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Body part: carapacef
Adult length: 100 to < 1000f
Grouping: solitaryf
Environment: freshwaterf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: aquaticf
Diet: piscivoref
Reproduction: oviparousf
Created: 2005-08-25 13:50:05
Modified: 2005-09-09 19:46:40
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Ernst and Barbour 1989

Age range: Early/Lower Pliocene or 5.33300 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Kazakhstan Chelydropsis kusnetzovi (type locality: 198580)