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Zangerlia ukhaachelys

Reptilia - Testudines - Nanhsiungchelyidae

Taxonomy
Zangerlia ukhaachelys was named by Joyce and Norell (2005). Its type specimen is IGM 90/1, a partial skeleton, and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Xanadu, Ukhaa Tolgod (MAS-AMNH), which is in a Campanian eolian sandstone in the Djadokhta Formation of Mongolia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Zangerlia ukhaachelys Joyce and Norell p. 4 figs. 1-4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
orderTestudinesBatsch 1788
suborderCryptodira
familyNanhsiungchelyidae
genusZangerliaMlynarski 1972
speciesukhaachelys

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.

Zangerlia ukhaachelys Joyce and Norell 2005
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwatersubo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: aquaticsubo
Diet: omnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparoussubo
Created: 2005-08-26 14:49:00
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:49:00
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Uetz 2005

Age range: Late/Upper Campanian or 83.50000 to 70.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Mongolia (Omnogov) Basilemys sp. (type locality: 45090)