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Pachychelys

Reptilia - Testudines

Taxonomy
Pachychelys was named by van Beneden (1871) [Sepkoski's age data: T Plio]. Its type is Pachychelys robusta.

It was assigned to Chelonia by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
P. robusta (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1871Pachychelys van Beneden
2002Pachychelys 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
genusPachychelys

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. †Pachychelys van Beneden 1871
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†Pachychelys robusta van Beneden 1871
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available