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Sindhochelys

Osteichthyes - Testudines

Discussion

From Sindh, the province of discovery in Pakistan.

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Species
S. ragei (type species)

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

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
orderTestudinesBatsch 1788
suborderPleurodira
Bothremydidae(Baur 1891)
genusSindhochelys

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. †Sindhochelys de Lapparent de Broin et al. 2021
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Sindhochelys ragei de Lapparent de Broin et al. 2021
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
F. de Lapparent de Broin et al. 2021A bothremydid turtle defined by the ornamentation of the shell consisting of raised well protruding polygons but, unlike other ornamented forms such as Taphrosphyini and Carteremys leithii, in having conjoined rather larger irregular polygons without a clear net of granulations, polygons clearly but irregularly protruding and either elongated or regularly polygonal, or open in dichotomic sulci at places.