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Planetochelys savoiei
Taxonomy
Planetochelys savoiei was named by Weems (1988). Its type specimen is USNM 412107, a partial skeleton (partial carapace), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Aquia Creek, which is in a Paleocene marine horizon in the Aquia Formation of Virginia. It is the type species of Planetochelys.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1988 | Planetochelys savoiei Weems p. 116 figs. Figs. 5-8 |
| 2016 | Planetochelys savoiei Joyce and Bourque |
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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.
†Planetochelys savoiei Weems 1988
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| Source: g = genus, subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Holroyd et al. 2001, Uetz 2005 | |||||
Age range: Late/Upper Paleocene or 59.24000 to 56.00000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Paleocene | USA (Virginia) | Planetochelys savoiei (type locality: 84048) |