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Pacifichelys

Reptilia - Testudines - Cheloniidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2010Pacifichelys Parham and Pyenson p. 235
2017Pacifichelys Haidr and Acosta Hospitaleche p. 2

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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
superfamilyChelonioidea
familyCheloniidaeBonaparte 1832
genusPacifichelys

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. †Pacifichelys Parham and Pyenson 2010
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Pacifichelys hutchisoni Lynch and Parham 2003
Pacifichelys urbinai Parham and Pyenson 2010
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesuperf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: aquaticsubo
Diet: omnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparoussubo
Created: 2017-04-17 10:37:12
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:37:12
Source: superf = superfamily, subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Bush and Bambach 2015, Uetz 2005

Age range: base of the Langhian to the top of the Zanclean or 15.97000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Langhian15.97 - 13.82USA (California) Euclastes hutchisoni (59059)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Peru P. urbinai (95373)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Australia (Victoria) P. sp. (154112)