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Arenila krebsi

Osteichthyes - Testudines

Taxonomy
Arenila krebsi was named by Lapparent de Broin and Werner (1998). Its type specimen is TUB Vb-641, a partial skull (partial skull), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ammonite Hill interdunal channel 28 (271080/2), which is in a Maastrichtian coastal sandstone/claystone in the Dakhla Formation of Egypt. It is the type species of Arenila.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Arenila krebsi Lapparent de Broin and Werner p. 44 figs. figs 12a-b; plates 6.1-3, 2.1-2
2006Arenila krebsi Gaffney et al. p. 107

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

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.

Arenila krebsi Lapparent de Broin and Werner 1998
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
E. S. Gaffney et al. 2006Same as for genus [Arenila]
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwatersubo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: amphibioussubo
Diet: omnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparoussubo
Created: 2005-08-26 14:50:50
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:50:50
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Uetz 2005

Age range: Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Egypt Arenila krebsi (83310 type locality: 128401)