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Angolachelonia (disused)

Reptilia - Testudines

Taxonomy

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2009Angolachelonia Mateus et al.
2012Angolachelonia Mateus et al.

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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
Eucryptodira
Angolachelonia
Angolachelonia

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.

Unr. †Angolachelonia Mateus et al. 2009
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
O. Mateus et al. 2009Articulation of quadrate aligned with, or posterior to the occiput; basisphenoid absent or much reduced in ventral view; medial contact of palatines (convergent with Trionychia), expanded secondary palate (convergent with Chelonia and Baptemys).
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: Uetz 2005, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available