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Oertelia gigantea
Discussion
Holotype: lost skull remains described and figured by Oertel (1914); lectotype: trunk vertebra GZG V 5000
Taxonomy
Toxochelys gigantea was named by Oertel (1914). It is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Oertelia.
It was considered a nomen dubium by Nicholls (1988); it was recombined as Oertelia gigantea by Karl et al. (2012).
It was considered a nomen dubium by Nicholls (1988); it was recombined as Oertelia gigantea by Karl et al. (2012).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1914 | Toxochelys gigantea Oertel |
| 1953 | Toxochelys gigantea Zangerl p. 260 |
| 2012 | Oertelia gigantea Karl et al. |
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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.
†Oertelia gigantea Oertel 1914
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: superf = superfamily, subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Bush and Bambach 2015, Hendy et al. 2009, Uetz 2005 | |||||
Age range: Early/Lower Aptian or 121.40000 to 119.57000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early/Lower Aptian | Germany | Oertelia gigantea (138309) |