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Paleochelco

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Paleochelco was named by Martinelli et al. (2021). Its type is Paleochelco occultato.

It was assigned to Squamata by Martinelli et al. (2021).

Species
P. occultato (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2021Paleochelco Martinelli et al.

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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
—Squamata()
genusPaleochelco

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. †Paleochelco Martinelli et al. 2021
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†Paleochelco occultato Martinelli et al. 2021
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available