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Dracochelys bicuspis
Taxonomy
Dracochelys bicuspis was named by Gaffney and Ye (1992). Its type specimen is IVPP V4075, a skull (isolated skull), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Wuerho, IVPP site 64045, which is in a Valanginian/Albian lacustrine mudstone/sandstone in the Lianmuqin Formation of China. It is the type species of Dracochelys.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1992 | Dracochelys bicuspis Gaffney and Ye |
| 2000 | Dracochelys bicuspis Sukhanov fig. 17.15 |
| 2001 | Dracochelys bicuspis Brinkman p. 1645 |
| 2008 | Dracochelys bicuspis Brinkman et al. p. 51 |
| 2010 | Dracochelys bicuspis Rabi et al. |
| 2014 | Dracochelys bicuspis Perea et al. |
| 2014 | Dracochelys bicuspis Puntener 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.
†Dracochelys bicuspis Gaffney and Ye 1992
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Uetz 2005 | |||||
Age range: base of the Valanginian to the top of the Albian or 139.80000 to 100.50000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Valanginian - Albian | China (Xinjiang) | Amphichelydia indet. (type locality: 49819) Dracochelys bicuspis (61095) |