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Sinochelyidae

Reptilia - Testudines - Sinochelyidae

Taxonomy
Sinochelyidae was named by Chkhikvadze (1970).

It was assigned to Eucryptodira by Brinkman et al. (2008).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Sinochelyidae Chkhikvadze
1981Peishanemydidae Nessov
2008Sinochelyidae Brinkman et al. p. 38

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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
familySinochelyidaeChkhikvadze 1970
familySinochelyidaeChkhikvadze 1970

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.

Fm. †Sinochelyidae Chkhikvadze 1970
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G. †Sinochelys Wiman 1930
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†Sinochelys applanata Wiman 1930
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Invalid names: Heishanemys imperfectus Bohlin 1953 [synonym], Peishanemys latipons Bohlin 1953 [synonym], Scutemys tecta Wiman 1930 [synonym]
Invalid names: Heishanemys Bohlin 1953 [synonym], Peishanemys Bohlin 1953 [synonym], Scutemys Wiman 1930 [synonym]
Invalid names: Peishanemydidae Nessov 1981 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Uetz 2005

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Hauterivian to the top of the Maastrichtian or 136.40000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Berriasian - Valanginian145.0 - 132.9China (Shandong) Scutemys tecta, Sinochelys applanata (47070)
Late/Upper Hauterivian - Aptian136.4 - 113.0Japan (Gifu) Scutemys sp., Peishanemydidae indet. (50310)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0China (Gansu) Heishanemys imperfectus (50727) Peishanemys latipons (50730)