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Adocus pravus

Osteichthyes - Testudines - Adocidae

Taxonomy
Emys pravus was named by Leidy (1856). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Tinton Falls (Greensand), which is in a Maastrichtian marine sandstone in the Hornerstown Formation of New Jersey.

It was recombined as Adocus pravus by Cope (1870), Hay (1902), Hay (1908), Hay (1930).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. parvus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Emys pravus Leidy p. 303
1870Adocus pravus Cope p. 234
1902Adocus pravus Hay p. 444
1908Adocus pravus Hay p. 246
1930Adocus pravus Hay p. 90

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
orderTestudinesBatsch 1788
suborderCryptodira
superfamilyTrionychoideaFitzinger 1826
familyAdocidae
genusAdocus
speciespravus()

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.

†Adocus pravus Leidy 1856
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Body part: carapaceg
Adult length: 100 to < 1000g
Environment: freshwatersubo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: aquaticsubo
Diet: omnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparoussubo
Created: 2005-09-01 10:38:32
Modified: 2005-09-01 12:38:32
Source: g = genus, subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Uetz 2005, Carroll 1988, Estes et al. 1969

Age range: Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Emys pravus (type locality: 129264)