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Glaucochelone

Reptilia - Testudines

Taxonomy
Glaucochelone was named by Dollo (1909) [Sepkoski's age data: K u]. Its type is Glaucochelone lonzeensis.

It was assigned to Chelonia by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
G. lonzeensis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Glaucochelone Dollo p. 102
2002Glaucochelone Sepkoski

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

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. †Glaucochelone Dollo 1909
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available