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Polysternon provinciale

Reptilia - Testudines

Taxonomy
Pleurosternon provinciale was named by Matheron (1869). Its type specimen is MHNM 1982-853, a partial shell (anterior portion of carapace), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Grande Mène lignite seam, Fuveau, which is in a Campanian terrestrial lignite in France.

It was recombined as Polysternon provinciale by Tong and Gaffney (2000), Gaffney et al. (2006) and Rabi et al. (2012).

Synonyms
  • Elochelys major was named by Nopsca (1931). Its type specimen is MHNM1982-857, a partial shell (internal cast showing the plastron with pubic and ischiac scars), and it is a cast. Its type locality is Valdonne lignite mine, Fuveau, which is in a Campanian terrestrial lignite in France.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Polysternon provinciale by Gaffney et al. (2006).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Pleurosternon provinciale Matheron p. 358
1931Elochelys major Nopsca
2000Polysternon provinciale Tong and Gaffney p. 10 figs. 1-2
2006Polysternon provinciale Gaffney et al. pp. 66-67
2012Polysternon provinciale Rabi et al. p. 662

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
orderTestudinesBatsch 1788
suborderPleurodira
—Bothremydidae(Baur 1891)
tribeBothremydini
subtribeFoxemydina
genusPolysternonPortis 1882
speciesprovinciale()

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.

†Polysternon provinciale Matheron 1869
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Invalid names: Elochelys major Nopsca 1931 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
E. S. Gaffney et al. 2006[as for genus Polysternon]
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwatersubo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: amphibioussubo
Diet: omnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparoussubo
Created: 2005-08-26 14:50:50
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:50:50
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Uetz 2005

Age range: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Early/Lower Campanian or 72.10000 to 70.60000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6France (Languedoc-Roussillon) Polysternon provinciale (47782)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6France Polysternon provinciale (83309)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Elochelys major (114968) Pleurosternon provinciale (type locality: 114967)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0France (Languedoc-Roussillon) Polysternon provinciale (88584)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Polysternon provinciale (51692)