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Globochelus

Reptilia - Plesiochelyidae

Discussion

tymologie du genre. De globus (globe en latin) en raison de la forme globuleuse de la carapace, et de chelus (tortue en grec).

Taxonomy
Globochelus was named by de Lapparent de Broin et al. (2021). Its type is Globochelus lennieri.

It was assigned to Plesiochelyidae by de Lapparent de Broin et al. (2021).

Species
G. lennieri (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2021Globochelus de Lapparent de Broin et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
—Thalassochelydia
familyPlesiochelyidaeRütimeyer 1873
genusGlobochelus

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. †Globochelus de Lapparent de Broin et al. 2021
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†Globochelus lennieri de Lapparent de Broin et al. 2021
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available